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It’s 1855, and with a war over slavery looming on the horizon, all bachelor Clark Shellcross wants to do is get married. But when his hopes are dashed he succumbs to temptation and takes a weird drug that claims it will change his life. And it does! He wakes up the next morning with black skin! It doesn’t take long for him to realize that 1855 is not a good time to have darkly hued skin, even in the northern city of Boston.<P> The story of his frantic odyssey in search of his former life could only have sprung from the anarchic imagination of Harry Stephen Keeler.<P> NOTE: This book is not politically correct by current standards. It contains language and ideas relevant to the age in which it is set (1855) and was written in the 1930s, a less progressive time. It is dated, but remains a fascinating artifact of its era. Although it deals with race, it is decided anti-racism (which may be why it remained unpublished until discovered among Harry Stephen Keeler’s papers).<P>A note to the sensitive: the language is of its time period and it is not policitally correct by contemporary standards.

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And in a copse close by to where the body of the murdered man was found had been discovered a thick bludgeon of a stick, broken it would seem by some violent act, into two halves. On the top half was rudely cut with a pen-knife M. ASSHE . . . What was puzzling, however, was the apparent motive of robbery about the crime.

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Freeman Wills Crofts (1879-1957) was one of Canada's formost mystery authors. The Ponson Case, which features Inspector Tanner, is a complex mystery sure to appeal to fans of J.S. Fletcher and other Golden Age authors.

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The sixth issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine presented a stellar lineup of new stories, plus a classic reprint. Included in this issue are:<P> <B>NEW STORIES:</B><P> SEVEN CARD JOKER HIGH, by Trey R. Barker<BR> THE LOSER, by Robert Guffey<BR> BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS, by Michael Bracken<BR> THE MAGNIFICENT SCORE, by John Hegenberger<BR> WORSE THAN DEATH, by Robert Lopresti<BR> THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERED, by Patricia Dusenbury<BR> PAINT THE CLOWN RED, by Laird Long<P> <B>CLASSIC REPRINT</B><P> THE CONTAGIOUS KILLER, by Bryce Walton

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The Third Golden Age of Mystery and Crime MEGAPACK® focuses on acclaimed mystery novelist David Alexander, who also produced a significant body of short fiction. Included in this volume are 20 stories and an essay:<P> COFFEE AND—<BR> AND ON THE THIRD DAY<BR> THE OTHER ONES<BR> DIE LIKE A DOG<BR> FIRST CASE<BR> MAMA’S BOY<BR> SCARECROW<BR> UNCLE TOM<BR> SURPRISE! SURPRISE!<BR> MAMA’S BOY<BR> THE GENTLEST OF THE BROTHERS<BR> RUN FROM THE SNAKES<BR> THE MAN WHO WENT TO TALTAVUL’S<BR> FACE OF EVIL<BR> BAD WORD A STRANGER IN THE NIGHT<BR> SOMETHING IN THE AIR<BR> WHEN THE RAIN STOPS<BR> ONE DRINK CAN KILL YOU<BR> LOVE WILL FIND A WAY<BR> THE ITALIANS AND THE COFFEE LICE<P> If you enjoy this volume, check out the 400+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series, featuring modern and classic tales of mystery, suspense, science fiction, fantasy, western action—and many other subjects. All are available in your favorite ebook store.

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Kirrin Island belonged to George: it was her very own, and she felt aggrieved when her father ‘borrowed’ it for one of his experiments. And to make matters worse, he built a mysterious tower in the ruins of the old castle.<P> The Five couldn’t really understand Uncle Quentin’s wish to be left quite alone, and as it turned out, it was a good thing that George took matters into her own hands one night—otherwise there would have been no more adventures on Kirrin Island, and Timmy would never again have been able to prove how intelligent he was.<P> This is the Five’s sixth adventure.

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On their peaceful camping and cycling tour of the English countryside, the Five come across Richard Kent – the son of one of the richest men in the country! When Dick is mistaken for him and kidnapped, by Rooky, a dangerous criminal who had been a bodyguard in the Kent household, the children know they have two leads: Owl's Dene on Owl's Hill, and a Black Bently – KMF 102. The children's search for Dick leads them on a moonlit bicycle ride to the eerie mansion: Owl's Dene. What will they find there? And most importantly, will they be able to rescue Dick?

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Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy are planning to go camping in a moor with the absent-minded and insect-loving Mr Luffy, a teacher. When they arrive at camp they find that their camping site is close to a farm, and that several old train tracks run under the moors, some of them are unused. They soon make friends with a boy named Jock, who lives at the farm with his mother and stepfather, the farm owners. While exploring the moor, the Five find a railway yard and a tunnel that are apparently abandoned.

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When the Five go to spend their holidays at Tremannon Farm on the Cornish Coast, they learn about the location's incredible past concerning some evil examples of smuggling. The peacefulness and tranquillity of the area now suggests that these days are well and truly gone, but then one stormy night, the lights appear again, and Tremannon's dreadful past comes flooding back.

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Jeremy Thorn and his wife, Katherine, have just welcomed the newest member of their family to the world: their beautiful son Damien. But as the boy grows, so does the terror surrounding him. Fatal accidents, suicides, and unexplained violence seem to follow the Thorns wherever they go—but why? And how can Damien have anything to do with the carnage and bloodshed? He is only a child. But Damien Thorn is like no child on Earth. He bears the mark of the beast. And his time is at hand.

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