Hugh «Bulldog» Drummond is a World War I veteran, brutalised by his experiences in the trenches and bored with his post-war lifestyle. He publishes an advertisement looking for adventure, and soon finds himself embroiled in a series of exploits, many of which involve Carl Peterson—who becomes his nemesis—and Peterson's mistress, the femme fatale, Irma. «Sapper» —the pseudonym of H. C. McNeile—wrote ten Drummond novels, four short stories, f ...
Mel and Rose Hopkins live in a rundown neighborhood. When Rose gets an obscene phone call, Mel begins to obsess about it being a neighbor. Good thing they have a cop on their beat! ...
As published June 19, 1912, here is issue #807 of the famous Nick Carter Weekly. This ebook contains the complete Nick Carter novel NICK CARTER'S ADVERTISEMENT, plus assorted short features. ...
David Alexander's take on a morality play of the Old South, when a white girl goes missing… An unsettling story, but one that all too easily could have really happened. ...
Stacpoole, author of the classic novel The Blue Lagoon, weaves his special magic throughout all of his stories. «The Mystery of Captain Knott» originally appeared in 1921. ...
Savage was a hard man, a big, strong, clean-shaven Englishman, Yorkshire born, and ungiven to promiscuous friendships. He had pushed his way in the world. He had come here to trade on his own, and felt quite capable of standing on his own feet. Still, in a place like Maneta there are numerous little things that an inhabitant can do for a stranger. Little things that make for comfort in a place where comfort is made up of little things. <P> ...
It was supposed to be a happy vacation in Switzerland. But afater an avalanche traps him, his wife, and their Swiss mountain guide, they realize it could be months before rescue gets there…and at last one of them intends to survive… ...
