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In the middle of the night, struggling B actor Glenn Harley gets a hysterical phone call from starlet Nancy Rhymer. She needs Harley to come over to her house immediately. Harley, who always has secretly longed for Nancy Rhymer, jumps out of bed and drives quickly to her home. Once there, he discovers she has knifed a semi-famous actor to death “in self defense” and needs Harley’s help to clean things up to protect her from scandal. His affection for the actress is too strong to refuse and he ends up burying the corpse along with it's belongings. Of course as he is digging the grave, we know he is actually digging himself deeper and deeper into a world of blackmail, disloyalty, and hunted persecution.

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The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition – 30 original tales set around the world! Included are:<P> The Barrister's Clerk, by Michael Robertson<BR> The Belle Hope, by Peter DiChellis<BR> Arroyo, by Michael Bracken<BR> Muskeg Man, by Keenan Powell<BR> The End of the World, by Susan Breen<BR> To Protect the Guilty, by Kerry Hammond<BR> Dying in Dokesville, by Alan Orloff<BR> The House in Glamaig's Shadow, by William Burton McCormick<BR> Summer Smugglers, by Triss Stein<BR> The Jamaican Ice Mystery, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> Death at the Congressional Cemetery, by Verena Rose<BR> Cabin in the Woods, by Sylvia Maultash Warsh<BR> Mad About You, by G. M. Malliet<BR> What Goes Around, by Kathryn Johnson<BR> Summer Job, by Judith Green<BR> Death in a Strange and Beautiful Place, by Leslie Wheeler<BR> We Shall Fight Them, by Carla Coupe<BR> Marigold in the Lake, by Susan Thibadeau<BR> Murder on the Northern Lights Express, by Susan Daly<BR> Czech Mate, by Kristin Kisska<BR> Keep Calm and Love Moai, by Eleanor Cawood Jones<BR> Isaac's Daughters, by Anita Page<BR> A Divination of Death, by Edith Maxwell<BR> Payback With Interest, by Cheryl Marceau<BR> Island Time, by Laura Oles<BR> If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Murder, by Josh Pachter<BR> The Breaker Boy, by Harriette Sackler<BR> Death on the Beach, by Shawn Reilly Simmons<BR> Ridgeline, by Peter W. J. Hayes<BR> Ho'oponopono, by Robin Templeton<P> Also features a new Foreword, by Nancy Pickard

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9 great reads for a lonely night of thrills and chills! <P> In Sydney J. Bounds's «The Book Miser» has detective Josephine «Jo» Royal trying to thwart an unscrupulous book collector who's taken advantage of an innocent seller. In «The Purple Glove Murders,» by Mary Wickizer Burgess, attorney Gail Brevard is asked to solve a killing that appears to be linked to another murder from decades earlier. <P> In Victor Cilinca's «Eggs,» a multi-millionaire pasta company executive becomes the target of a scam. In «The Case of the Telbury Halt Ghost,» by Ernest Dudley, well-known detective Doctor Morelle must unravel the mystery behind the apparent haunting of a rural railway station. «The Adventure of the Forgotten Umbrella,» by Mel Gilden, is one of those tales of Sherlock Holmes mentioned—but never actually related—by Doctor Watson. <P>Michael Hemmingson tells the story of an unfortunate young man on the make who's quite simply overwhelmed by his three «Vivacious Vixens!» Francis Jarman demonstrates, «In the Light of What Happened,» that poking around in old Indian temples can have unforeseen consequences! James B. Johnson's «Flankspeed» is one of the most unusual mysteries ever encountered by this editor—and also one of the best. Arlette Lees, a rising star of the noir mystery magazine scene, contributes «Blood Bayou,» one of those backwater places that you probably want to avoid on your next little escape from the law.

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Though he did work for a small-town newspaper, Ken Svederup had been around, and to him the expense-paid trip he had won for a front-page news beat seemed pretty phony. But never look a gift horse… He was off to meet the Big Boss in California – and no doubt he’d get the real story. <p> Ken did meet the Big Boss, but he had not anticipated Clara Kelly, whose beauty and peppery temper made him forget the girls back home in Milquevais, Minnesota. <p> And the story was revealed…through a body pulled from the pounding surf after what seemed a deep-sea accident…and Ken found himself on the trail of an underwater killer.

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BLUTimes may change, but crime remains the same!<P> Award-winning author Kathy Lynn Emerson has penned thirteen thrilling tales – from medieval England to modern New England – guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!<P> "A baker's dozen mysteries, delectable stories ranging from Elizabethan England to contemporary New England, every one intriguing, literate, and enriched by nicely observed details. For those who are Emerson's fans already, and for those who will be as soon as they finish this book." –Lillian Stewart Carl, author of the Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron series <P> "Mix mischief with murder from medieval to modern times and you have Kathy Lynn Emerson’s marvelous new collection. A must-read for historical mystery lovers!" – Barb Goffman, Agatha and Macavity award-winning author of Don't Get Mad, Get Even RB

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The Espionage Novel MEGAPACK® presents 4 classic novels of espionage and adventure. Included are:<P> TIGER MILK, by David Garth<BR> The story of a lone-wolf fight against a Nazi undercover ring in the U.S.<P> THE FIVE ARROWS, by Allan Chase<BR> High intrigue in South America, with the future of democracy on the continent at stake!<P> THE SHOCKING SECRET, by Holly Roth<BR> "An astonishing book: don't miss it!" – Boston Globe.<P> THE CORPSE THAT TALKED, by Richard Telfair<BR> She was two women: one who gave her body willingly…the other kept a promise to a man who had died months before!<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!

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The year is 1867. A box treasured by a distinguished American exile in England is stolen; three battle-hardened ex-Southern soldiers from the recently ended American Civil War arrive on an unusual mission; two go on a hectic pursuit of the box in Liverpool and London; the third takes a path that could lead to the gallows…<P> A newspaper announcement echoing a poem by the poet-priest of the Southern Confederacy intrigues Roberta Van Trask, daughter of an American diplomat in London. It causes detective Septimus Dacers and herself to risk their lives as they attempt to foil a grotesque scheme which could cause war between Britain and the United States…<P> An exciting historical mystery!

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Melbourne during the depression. A seedy, corrupt city.<br /> <br />Someone has struck at the heart of Australia's soul: they have killed the horse that would have won the Melbourne Cup. For what motive? Profit, blackmail, a betting scam? Only Tom Pink, the rider of the murdered horse can find out.<br /> <br />Tom, born into the underworld he now tries to defeat, exposes graft and blackmail that reaches to the upper echelons of Melbourne society. His life and the lives of those he holds close will never be the same again.<br /> <br /><b>The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery</b>, written in 1933, a year after the mysterious death of Phar Lap (winner of the 1930 Melbourne Cup) is a previously lost classic of Australian crime fiction.

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'When Bunting drew this in 1581, absolutely no one in the world could have known what the coast of Western Australia looked like…' Nick Lawrance, an antique map dealer, is shocked to find his gallery has been burgled. However, this isn't an ordinary robbery: the thieves have ignored priceless maps and have only taken Bunting's World Map. All of a sudden, Nick is thrown into a four-hundred-year religious mystery where strange people around him will do anything for this map… even kill for it. Nick has to figure out why, before it's too late. Thrilling and steeped in dark history, The Bunting Quest is inspired by a real-life map that displays the Australian coastline many years before its 'discovery'. Here, two compelling adventures, set hundreds of years apart, come together in this breathtaking page-turner that reveals mankind's greatest secret. 'It's written in the same vein as The Da Vinci Code, though it's more deeply imagined, pacier, and better written.' – Cameron Woodhead, Sydney Morning Herald 'Marcuson is a proficient storyteller… This intriguing novel conveys a powerful message that racial prejudice and religious bigotry breed monsters.' – Phillip Siggins, The Australian

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Upfield's first published novel 1929: Austilene Thorpe is accused of murder but then disappears from gaol. Her fiance, Martin Sherwood, goes blind from shock. His famous adventuring brother Monty, learns that Austilene is in a refuge for murderers in the far north-east corner of South Australia, and together the Sherwoods set out to find her and bring her back to Melbourne…

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