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Meet the indomitable lady detective Loveday Brooke: able to assume a multitude of disguises and possessed of analytical powers rivaling those of the great Sherlock Holmes, she masters every baffling situation and solves each perplexing crime in these seven atmospheric and entertaining Victorian mysteries. While Holmes dominated the pages of The Strand, Loveday entertained readers of The Ludgate Monthly, employing her intuitive powers to unravel the...
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Gale Gallagher's father was a New York cop. The police station with its green lights was the place her dad worked, and the Policemen's Ball was the magic Cinderella dance she dreamed about as a little girl. Instead of the Bobbsey Twins, she read the police news and the latest murders as reported in the tabloids.
Today Gale Gallagher has her own business - the Acme Investigating Agency - which specializes in collections and skip tracing. Her work...
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The Johnston McCulley MEGAPACK™ collects 15 tales of mystery, detection, and adventure by the creator of Zorro - more than 500 pages of great reading. Included are:
THE MAN WHO CHANGED ROOMS
DIAMONDS, DIRT, AND DUTY
A CROOK WITHOUT HONOR
PODDIN'S MISTAKE
INITIATING NOGGINS
ETERNAL ASSETS
SLAVE OF MYSTERY
THE OBVIOUS CLUE
RUN TO GROUND
THE ONLY WAY
THE GREAT GREEN RING
NEW YEAR'S DUTY
WITHOUT THE BLUE
AN ORIGINAL REVOLUTION
RICHARD...
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Maria Black, Head of Roseway College for Young Ladies during World War II, and a textbook solver of crimes, finds herself faced with a problem after her own heart when the strange, haughty Frances Hasleigh, daughter of a somewhat mysterious British Major, enrolls in her school. Within a few days the girl is found hanged in a nearby wood, in circumstances that seem devoid of clues and without motive. Scotland Yard is called in to solve the horrifying...
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Mystery novelist Paisley Sterling is happier than she ever dreamed. As successful writer she is free to return to her mother's farm in Kentucky where she trades in her panty hose and high-heeled shoes for jeans and loafers. Her only problem is the pen name of "Leonard Paisley" that her agent encourages her to assume because "a detective novel will sell better if it's written by a man." Unfortunately, Paisley finds out that every paradise has its...
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The Contessa Lines cruise ship, the Nerissa, is the nexus for a disparate cast of nefarious factions. Two cunning and cold-blooded killers have smuggled themselves aboard, disguised as their murder victims, their motives unknown. And members of the Foundation, a mysterious cult, have infiltrated the passenger list, with their own sinister agenda to take over the ship. When they strike, they disrupt the on-board wedding ceremony of police officer David...
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A young Bay Area woman, Sonia Mattingly, goes missing while taking a summer jaunt in an old mining town in California's scenic Sierra Mountains. Gail Brevard and her partners are called in to investigate the case and she decides she must go undercover in order to retrace Sonia's steps and get to the truth of the matter.
Gail soon discovers that a demented mad man has been operating in the town at will, wreaking havoc and heartbreak with each evil...
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This volume assembles a mammoth collection of modern Sherlock Holmes stories -- no less than 25 tales by modern masters, such as Carla Coupe, Gary Lovisi, Richard A. Lupoff, Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Resnick, and many more! (It's also an authorized edition, produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.)
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ELUSIVE EMERALDS, by Carla Coupe
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND ROUND, by Mark Wardecker
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MIDNIGHT SEANCE,...
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Baffling robberies from locked rooms, cunning crimes and mysterious murders...these were all part of the stock-in-trade of Miss Victoria Lincoln, private detective. Called in to investigate the case of the Haunted Gallery, she had occasion to call on the help of Caroline Gerrard, a pupil at her old College. Impressed, she invited the girl to become her assistant after she left College. Thereafter Caroline assisted the detective in a series of bizarre...
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Who is following Diana McClane, the young friend of Miss Emily Jackson and her brown Burmese cat Mandalay, and why? Miss Emily asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate, and they uncover a menace rooted in her family's history. Can they keep Diana safe from the growing threats of the violent past?
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George Carter and his wife and two teenage daughters are just an ordinary family, living peacefully in the small British town of Uphill. But then they hear a bulletin that a homicidal maniac is in the area, reportedly toting a suitcase with a broken handle containing the chopped-up body parts of a female victim. And when a new lodger appears at their house, and George discovers a women's leg inside the man's suitcase, all hell breaks loose.... A crime...
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When Miss Emily Jackson brings a small, second-hand table home, her brown Burmese cat Mandalay will not stop frantically scratching at the table top. What should she do? Consult her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, of course! Holmes discovers the reason for Mandalay's actions, and they follow a series of bizarre clues that reveal past horrors, including theft, debauchery, and death!
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After their whirlwind marriage and honeymoon, Jane and Dick went to their new home in rural England...a gloomy place rumored to be haunted. A creepy house, strange neighbors, and newlyweds -- quite a mix! A classic tale by John Russell Fearn, author of the Black Maria series!
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A pretty girl and a drunken producer are involved in a dramatic motor accident on the road from Lyons to Paris -- a fruitful source for blackmail. The first sinister consequence occurs at a party where, among the actresses and producers, Dr. Morelle is present with his secretary. Miss Frayle. The famous criminologist finds himself plunged into one of the strangest cases of his career as he takes to the airwaves to unmask a murderer before he can...
15) The Sow's Ear
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Author turned amateur sleuth Paisley Sterling returns in a new mystery! When Paisley overhears two busybody gossips talking at the gym, little does she realize it's the beginning of a new mystery...
"Do you really think he murdered her?"
"I tell you, Crystal, she'd never been sick a day in her life! The woman was a walking, talking, medical miracle. Winston used to say if everyone in Rowan Springs were as healthy as Millicent Grazziani, he would...
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When Miss Emily Jackson's brown Burmese cat Mandalay brings her a glove, a pocket watch, and a bloodstained handkerchief, she knows exactly who to consult: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes uses these cryptic clues to rescue an injured policeman and a kidnapped noble, but there's more at stake. Can Holmes outwit a spy and retrieve documents that will, if they fall into a foreign power's hands, lead to war? A brand new Sherlock Holmes adventure by the author...
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When Miss Emily Jackson's brown Burmese cat Mandalay brings her a partially unraveled knit vest, she consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. They follow the trail of wool and discover evidence of a horrible crime. Can Watson's medical expertise save a child's life, and can Holmes discover who is willing to kill a child, and why?
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Wildside Press continues its 4-novels-in-1 releases with The Classic Mystery Novel MEGAPACK®! Here are 4 great classic mysteries from the Golden Age of crime fiction! THE SIXTH SENSE, by Stephen McKenna
A fine Edwardian whodunit, with a touch of Oscar Wilde and a pinch of George Bernard Shaw. It builds from a slow start to a thrilling escape drama in the third act. Don't miss it!
DEATH IN THE BACK SEAT, by Dorothy Cameron Disney
A young couple...
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Miss Emily Jackson's Burmese cat Mandalay often brings home odd items - but a bloodstained alpaca? Her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson investigate a murder in a circus, leading to threats on Miss Emily's life. They race to discover the ruthless murderer and keep Miss Emily safe.
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Master storyteller Lyn McConchie returns with two tantalizing tales for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This time our heroes must dig deep to unearth long-buried family secrets in Familiar Crimes.
When Bradon Riggston decides to write his family history, he is shocked to find that many of his relatives and their friends have died by unfortunate accidents. Are Riggston family members and their close associates just unlucky, or is there some sinister...
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