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Even by Hollywood standards, Nora Frost is the stage mother from Hell. Her futile drive to turn her talentless twin sons into child superstars has left figurative bodies strewn throughout Los Angeles. But after Nora hires hapless young private detective Dave Beauchamp to investigate a letter threatening the brothers, the body count begins to mount. It's up to Dave (a recovering lawyer and serious movie buff) to discover why people connected to Nora's crusade are turning up dead, and why someone has kidnapped the twins. The real question, though, is whether Dave is up to the job, even with the unsolicited «advice» he constantly receives from the old-time movie stars sounding off in his head! KILL THE MOTHER! is a laugh-out-loud mystery adventure that spotlights some of the wackier corners of Hollywood, as seen through the eyes of a new, unique P.I., whose motto is: «If you can’t be insane in L.A., where can you?»

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The definitive 10-volume set of Robert E. Howard's weird fiction and poetry (with all texts meticulously restored to the original versions as published in Weird Tales and other magazines) continues with volume 7! This collection of classic Howard fiction begins with the story «The Grisly Horror» and also includes «Jewels of Gwahlur,» «Beyond the Black HIlls,» «The Challenge from Beyond» (cowritten with C.L. Moore, A. Merritt, H.P. Lovecraft, and Frank Belknap Long), and «Shadows in Zamboula.»

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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. «Faust» has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often used today to describe a person whose headstrong desire for self-fulfillment leads him or her in a diabolical direction.

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We love ghost stories here at Wildside Press. If you've read the first 3 volumes in the Ghost Story MEGAPACK™ series, plus The Macabre MEGAPACK™ series, you’re pretty well caught up with the classic supernatural fiction we've been reading lately. Don't worry, though – we'll keep digging for more classic horror tales!<P> Included in this volume are:<P> THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS, by Amelia B. Edwards<BR> THREE SPANISH LADIES, by Walter E Marconette<BR> BRICKETT BOTTOM, by Amyas Northcote<BR> ACROSS THE GULF, by Henry S. Whitehead<BR> THE NIGHT CALL, by Henry van Dyke<BR> HIS UNQUIET GHOST, by Mary Noailles Murfree<BR> THE DREAM-GOWN OF THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR, by Brander Matthews<BR> THE MAN IN THE MIRROR, by Lillian B. Hunt<BR> HIS DAY BACK, by Jack Brant<BR> MY OWN TRUE GHOST STORY, by Rudyard Kipling<BR> THE LONG CHAMBER, by Olivia Howard Dunbar<BR> THE PAST, by Ellen Glasgow<BR> MISS TEMPY'S WATCHERS, by Sarah Orne Jewett<BR> THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN, by Charles Dickens<BR> THE BULLY OF BROCAS COURT, by Arthur Conan Doyle<BR> THE SPIRAL STONE, by Arthur Willis Colton<BR> THE GHOST OF THE BLUE CHAMBER, by Jerome K. Jerome<BR> THE MINIATURE, by J. Y. Akerman<BR> TO LET, by B. M. Croker<BR> THE FOREIGNER, by Sarah Orne Jewett<BR> THE STONEGROUND GHOST TALES, by E. G. Swain<BR> THEY THAT MOURN, by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins <BR> GREEN BRANCHES, by Fiona Macleod<BR> THE WERE-WOLF, by H. B. Marryatt<BR> THE GHOST AT POINT OF ROCKS, by Frank H. Spearman<P> If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK™ series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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Кричи при виде Черной Двери. Приняв образ маленького Боди Локка, Додж спускается в Тонущую Пещеру, чтобы выпустить демонов, ожидающих с той стороны. В ста футах под Домом Ключей, на пороге зла, которое держали под замком несколько поколений Локков, – бесчисленное число жертв. И великое противостояние человеческой порядочности и нечеловеческой ненависти. Содержит нецензурную брань!

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Spinster sleuth Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Oscar Piper are on the case of murder among the dog breeders, in a case reminiscent of S.S. Van Dine's «The Kennel Murder Case» (1933).

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Small-time crook Johnny Merak is determined to get Maxie Temple, a former crime boss who'd framed him for a three-year stretch in San Quentin, and is now returning home from Mexican exile. But the 1950s Los Angeles Underworld wants Temple and Merak dead, and decides that by killing Temple, they can remove both men with one shot. But Merak isn't having any of the deal–he wants to clear his name and escape his Syndicate ties. When beautiful Dawn Grahame shows up, he finally has a reason to fight for a better life. This is the dark side of the L.A. underworld: the unknown hoodlum who knows too much, a vicious killer named Madden, Madden's girlfriend, who has to be juiced with heroin to stop her from talking, and Clancy Snow and Dutch McKnight, two Underworld bosses who hover like black spiders of treachery and vice over the very core of Los Angeles, manipulating its social, legal, and political life to their benefit. Can Johnny find a way through this morass? A noir crime classic, filled with riveting action, the first of a stunning new series!

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This second book of Ernest Dudley’s stories about his London-based private eye, Nat Craig, and his lovely French secretary, Simone, features a varied collection of the detective's eccentric clients: young, wealthy women getting themselves blackmailed; upper-class men or women who have the jitters over the safety of their precious family heirlooms; and, occasionally, even members of the criminal class, appealing to their former nemesis for help in clearing their names of false accusations. And not infrequently, Craig finds himself confronted with grisly murders, testing both his tough resourcefulness and his considerable powers of deduction. Here are fourteen classic British crime stories displaying an intriguing psychological slant on characters from every walk of life! Great entertainment, great reading!

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Ernest Dudley, creator of that superb pair of sleuths, Dr. Morelle and Miss Frayle, here introduces another vivid character, Nat Craig, whose methods as London’s foremost private investigator are utterly different from those of the famous doctor, yet just as penetrating and conclusive in their results. Craig believes in hitting first and pulling no punches, which makes for exciting period action tales featuring murder, mayhem, blackmail, and robbery. The indomitable Craig ruthlessly tracks down the evildoer, and solves each case with a genuine and logical problem of detection. First-rate British crime stories ripped from the pages of the 1940s pulp magazines!

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Move over, Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple! Make room for another aging woman amateur sleuth–Carolyne Santire, plant-hunter extraordinaire! Carolyne's search for the next major botanical find takes her to Brazil in South America, where she encounters political machinations, mayhem, and…murder. The suspect list is long–fellow scientists, Brazilian land barons, prospectors, a cuckolded video director, a rock star–and, eventually, even her! During the shooting of an entertainment film in the Amazon jungle, amidst threats from a man-eating jaguar, cannibals, and a mysterious British kidnapper, Carolyne finds the prospect of ferreting out the real killer anything but a leisurely stroll in the park. Can she solve the mystery before the next murder occurs?
A great «cozy» mystery read by a master storyteller.

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