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Brill Brillhart, the songwriter, was known as the biggest heel to hit New York in four decades. So the report of his murder was no disappointment. But it was disconcerting when gossip columnists daily recorded his activities: escorting beautiful women to Manhattan's most glamorous nightclubs, writing songs, and otherwise behaving as a person very much alive. Crack magazine writer William Deacon set out to unravel the mystery and quickly discovered that he, Deacon, had his own problems about staying alive.<P> Herbert Brean was an American journalist and crime fiction writer, best known for his recurring series characters William Deacon and Reynold Frame. He was a director and former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America, a group for which he also taught a class in mystery writing. Aside from his seven mystery crime novels, he also published non-fiction books and articles, and mystery magazine short stories. Alfred Hitchcock used one of Brean's many articles for Life Magazine, «A Case of Identity» (1953) as the basis for his film The Wrong Man.

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William Deacon, magazine journalist and sometimes detective, suddenly heard himself say, «Okay, if you want to sail on the Montmartre, I can get us aboard.» He made one phone call, and to the bewilderment of his true love, Twit-Twit, and his true friends, Tom and Betsy Dolan, all four found themselves outward bound for Europe on the supposedly sold-out pride of the line. And thereby lies a trail to America's sexiest movie star (Merrilee), her fears of a fate worse than a fate worse than death, her nightmares that literally come true, and a Hollywood conspiracy that could baffle the C.I.A.–all packed into the wittiest, most tightly plotted mysteries of the year!<P> Herbert Brean was an American journalist and crime fiction writer, best known for his recurring series characters William Deacon and Reynold Frame. He was a director and former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America, a group for which he also taught a class in mystery writing. Aside from his seven mystery crime novels, he also published non-fiction books and articles, and mystery magazine short stories. Alfred Hitchcock used one of Brean's many articles for Life Magazine, «A Case of Identity» (1953) as the basis for his film The Wrong Man.

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When two fast-thinking copy shoot it out with Harry Derby and bring him in for the murder of a grandmother, they aren't taking any chances. They «add» a little evidence to help make the charges stick. After all, they both know Harry is guilty. They did a good job. So good that Harry is sure to get the electric chair…even if he's innocent!<P> Herbert Brean (1907-1973) was an American journalist and crime fiction writer, best known for his recurring series characters William Deacon and Reynold Frame. He was a director and former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America, a group for which he also taught a class in mystery writing. Aside from his seven mystery crime novels, he also published non-fiction books and articles, and mystery magazine short stories. Alfred Hitchcock used «A Case of Identity» (1953), one of Brean's many articles for Life, as the basis for Hitchcock's film The Wrong Man (1957).

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Lyn McConchie again carries the reader back to the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, this time with two Beastly Mysteries.<P> When Lord Temberton opens an Anglo-Saxon barrow and finds a securely locked Elizabethan chest seven mummified penguins placed around it in a circle, it is to Sherlock Holmes that he turns for answers. Is this sabotage? A practical joke? Or something more sinister? Holmes, together with Watson, must unravel the journeys of an Antarctic traveler, the family history of an old lady, and discover the mind and motive behind this bizarre interment.<P> A fourteen-year-old boy is missing. Could he have run away or is there a more dire reason for his disappearance? The lad's grandfather begs Holmes for help, but he is engaged on an urgent case for a Lady of Royal Blood, so Holmes sends his faithful Watson in his stead. The supposedly peaceful countryside harbors a multitude of criminals, but there is no trace of the missing boy. Only Holmes can put together the clues that lead to a desperate search and a shocking revelation!

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The Detective Megapack presents 28 choice mysteries, spanning the Victorian age through modern times. From Dashiell Hammet to Arthur Conan Doyle, from Vincent Starrett to Johnston McCulley – there is something for every fan of detective tales!<P> IT TORE THE LAUGH FROM MY THROAT, by Meriah L Crawford<BR> THE TAGGART ASSIGNMENT, by Vincent Starrett<BR> TOMORROW'S DEAD, by David Dean<BR> THE FLAMING PHANTOM, by Jacques Futrelle<BR> MESSAGE IN THE SAND, by John L. French<BR> ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, by C.J. Henderson<BR> THE RED THUMB MARK, by R. Austin Freeman<BR> MONSIEUR LECOQ, by Emile Gaboriau<BR> THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, by Edgar Allan Poe<BR> HELL-BENT FOR THE MORGUE, by Don Larson<BR> DEATH OF THE FLUTE, by Arthur J. Burks<BR> OH FANNY, by Raymond Lester<BR> CLANCY, DETECTIVE, By H. Bedford-Jones<BR> THE TATTOOED MAN, by William J. Makin<BR> TRIGGER MEN, by Eustace Cockrell<BR> BUTTERFLY OF DEATH, by Harold Gluck<BR> MY BONNIE LIES…, by Ted Hertel<BR> THUBWAY THAM, FASHION PLATE, by Johnston McCulley<BR> THE MURDER AT TROYTE'S HILL, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis<BR> THE AFFAIR OF THE CORRIDOR EXPRESS, by Victor L. Whitechurch<BR> SECRET SUGGESTION, by Vincent H. O’Neil<BR> THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<BR> BLACK SUNRISE, by Jack Halliday<BR> THE LION'S SMILE, by Thomas W. Hanshew<BR> THE NAIL, by Pedro de Alarçon<BR> THE ROME EXPRESS, by Arthur Griffiths<BR> IN THE FOG, by Richard Harding Davis<BR> OFFICER DOWN, by Robert J. Mendenhall<P> If you enjoy this volume of stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns – and much, much more!

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Welcome to another wide-ranging collection of dark fantasy and horror stories. From familiar classics to rare pulp stories, from the Victorian era to contemporary tales, there's something here for every taste. Included are:<P> GARAGE SALE, by Janet Fox<BR> SOULS OF THE DAMNED, by John D. Swain<BR> JOHNNY ON THE SPOT, by Frank Belknap Long<BR> THE HAUNTED CHAIR, by Richard Marsh<BR> THE UPPER BERTH, by F. Marion Crawford<BR> A BIT OF THE DARK WORLD, by Fritz Leiber<BR> THURNLEY ABBEY, by Perceval Landon<BR> THE ARMLESS MAN, by W. G. Litt<BR> LIVE EVIL, by Emil Petaja<BR> THE ANABE GIRLS, by A. R. Morlan<BR> THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF, by William J. Wintle<BR> A LITTLE LIGHT READING, by Robert Reginald<BR> SECOND NIGHT OUT, by Frank Belknap Long<BR> LIQUID SKIN, by Gareth Owens<BR> THERE IS A REAPER…, by Charles V. De Vet<BR> THE NEW GODS OF THE LOST CHILDREN, by Jason Andrew<BR> THE WATCHING EYES, by Robert Moore Williams<BR> THE HAUNT, by Manly Banister<BR> ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE MACHINE AND ITS MODE OF OPERATION, by Roger Williamson<BR> SERAPION, by Francis Stevens<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns – and much, much more!

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Garth had given the mighty Sword of Bheleu into the Forgotten King's keeping. Now he needed it back, and the King demanded that Garth bring him the Book of Silence in exchange – but Garth feared that the King would use the Book to bring about an Age of Death.

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The sword that Garth had stolen from Dusarra marked him as the chosen of Bheleu, god of destruction, and gave him immense power. This power could only be used to destroy, and Garth wanted to build. He chose to refuse the god's gift. Bheleu did not intend to allow that.

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The overman named Garth sought immortal fame. The oracle told him to serve the Forgotten King to get that fame. But this King sent Garth after a basilisk whose gaze could turn men to stone. What sane use could anyone have for a monster like that?

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The Second Mystery Novel MEGAPACK® presents four more classic mysteries (published between 1941 and 1959) by top mystery writers of the era…more than 650 pages of classic whodunits. Dig in and enjoy! Included are:<P> SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding<BR> THE MERCHANT OF MURDER, by Spencer Dean<BR> THE FIFTH KEY, by George Harmon Coxe<BR> BONES DON'T LIE, by Curtiss T. Gardner<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns – and much, much more!

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