She was beautiful in black, and she came with a proposal: Pay $50,000. In return for this reasonable sum, she would guarantee her silence regarding a period of his life… ...
Jealousy and suspicion leads to murder, when a private detective steers a husband to his wife's secret lover. But there's more to the wife's plan than meets the eye… ...
When an atomic researcher steals uranium, will the cops get their man? A classic tale from the pulps, originally published in 10-Story Detective magazine, November 1946. ...
Dorothy Cameron Disney (1903-1992) was an American writer born in the Indian Territory that became the state of Oklahoma. Educated at Barnard College, New York., she worked as a stenographer, copy writer, journalist and night club hostess before becoming a full time writer. She is one of Mary Roberts Rinehart most gifted followers. ...
Harley had had it up to there with his neighbor borrowing things. The lawn mower was the straw that broke the camel's back.<P> A rare short story by Gil Brewer! ...
Fred started the motor but didn’t put the car in gear right away. “It won’t happen here, Marcia. I believe in Leacock. And Leacock understands. He knows I can’t take on the job and do it halfway.” <P>A crime novella originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine. ...
Pat Campbell is back – the big man, six-foot six to be exact, with the big heart – in a story brimming with action and suspense… Clients were more than paying customers to Pat Campbell. they were friends – whose problems remained his problems even after they themselves ceased to care… Wark Andross – for one – was certainly beyond earthly cares now. Wark was a man whom people loved without regard for his millions. It was entirely fitting, therefo ...
On this Spring morning Jim Woodbine felt the tension blanketing Ashfork like a wave of oppressive heat. For a Saturday there were very few rigs and saddle-horses at the hitchracks, and he smiled grimly as he observed this. It was better not to be around if lead started whining, and there were those who expected guns to pop on this day if he brought in the carload of barbed wire as he had planned to do. ...
