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Vulcan held the weirdest secret of the ages, one of eternal life that Rick Norman had to find to save his friend from death. But it held another secret, too—one that was so vicious, even knowing it meant Rick Norman was doomed!

The second of Cottrel Hoe's tales of Jennie Baxter, a Victorial journalist-sleuth, a character in the tradition of Violet Strange and Amelia Butterworth. Includes an introduction by John Betancourt.

The Fourth Frank Belknap Long Science Fiction MEGAPACK® presents 2 full novels and a short novel by the acclaimed master of science fiction and weird horror! Included in this volume are: MADE TO ORDERMISSION TO A DISTANT STAR…AND OTHERS SHALL BE BORN If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite bookstore for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the 400+ entries in the series, including science fiction, mysteries, westerns, adventure tales—and much, much more!

Jennie must surely regret her impersonation of the Princess von Steinheimer at the Duchess of Chiselhurst’s Ball. Detectives know it wasn't the real Princess and are pressing her for more information. And, in the meantime, she received a letter from her Highness: "My dear Jennie,” her Highness wrote, “I am sure the detectives are after you, and so I thought it best to send you a word of warning. Of course it is only surmise on my part, but for days there has been a woman hovering about the castle, trying to get information from my servants. My maid came directly to me and told me what she knew. The woman detective had spoken to her. This inquisitive person, who had come from Paris, wished particularly to know whether I had been seen about the castle during the week in which the Duchess of Chiselhurst’s ball took place; and so this leads me to suppose that some one is making inquiries for you. It must be either Lord Donal Stirling or the Duke of Chiselhurst, but I rather think it is the former. I have written an indignant letter to Lord Donal, accusing him of having caused detectives to haunt the castle. I have not yet received a reply, but Lord Donal is a truthful person, and in a day or two I expect to find out whether or not he has a hand in this business. Meanwhile, Jennie, be on your guard, and I will write you again as soon as I have something further to tell.” Ominous developments, indeed! And how does the Prime Minister fit into all this?

This THRILLOGY contains 3 classic science fiction stories from the pulps by Bryan Berry. Included are:: Mars is HomeThe Final VenusianThe Toy

The first Black Cat Mystery Magazine of 2021 presents 7 compelling original tales, plus a classic reprint by Donald Barr Chidsey. Included are: TRIP UP ON HIGH STREET, by John HegenbergerST. KILLIAN’S CHOICE, by M.A. MonninYOU LOSE, WE FIND, by Jon Matthew FarberTHE BIG PICTURE, by John M. FloydAN ARTIST IN THE HAREM, by Elizabeth ZelvinPLANTED IN MIDAIR, by D.V. BennettAN INCONVENIENT SLEUTH, by Barb Goffman"Just Another Bum," by Donald Barr Chidsey

Fallout continues from Jennie's impersonation of the Princess von Steinheimer at the Duchess of Chiselhurst’s Ball—with a detective now on the trail of the impersonator! Fourth in the Jennie Baxter series. Includes an introduction by John Betancourt.

“The Wentworth Letter,” which won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for best first published mystery story, is about a college professor who attempts to buy a stolen letter by Jane Austen and sell it to a wealthy Austen fanatic—his mother. He discovers that such scams, much like Jane Austen’s novels, are not nearly so easy to pull off as they appear. The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of mystery, crime, and suspense selected by acclaimed mystery author and editor Barb Goffman.

Pity poor Sheila Stoller, writer of some small stature, lured by her ego to a tiny sci-fi convention. She expects boredom and annoyance, but fails to anticipate the actual fannish and metaphysical horrors that await! The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

Being caught, bloody gun in hand, leaning over the body of the man he had threatened to kill forces bronc-buster Glenn Crawford to turn up at the Big O ranch, a weary, footsore fugitive with more than one score to settle.Even the murder of the ranch owner in San Antonio had not prepared Crawford for the state of affairs he finds at the ranch. His sudden presence there seems to scare some of the crew half to death and lead others to try to kill him every chance they get. For the moment, however, Crawford is more interested in the state of affairs in his own body than in those of the Big O and the murderer he is sure the ranch harbors. A veteran of the saddle, Crawford discovers that since an accident which he suspects was planned, he goes into a frenzy of pain and trembling panic whenever he gets near a horse. But in spite of the torture it costs him, Crawford stays on at the ranch. He knows he cannot be a free man until he finds the murderer of Otis Rockland. Nor can he be a whole man until he conquers the black devil of a killer horse, Africano. After he meets Merida Lopez, an exotic beauty whose presence at the Big O is surrounded by mystery, he has a third motive for staying around, although he stands to lose his reason if not his life. Trapped by forces which he cannot understand, and half-crazed by the torturing pain and panic which he tries desperately both to overcome and to hide, Crawford gets himself more and more hopelessly entangled in what, as old Delcazar points out, looks like the most dangerous thing that ever hit the wild brush country. Crawford is offered a strange proposition by sinister Dr. Huerta; he listens to Merida's spellbinding tale of Santa Anna's chests—and as he listens, the jagged third of a map he possesses, plus a dying man's painfully gasped out words, take on a new and important meaning; he waits, trapped, weaponless, for a killer to come nearer, nearer—And he delivers to his other pursuers the body of one sent out to kill him—only to become more deeply enmeshed in new and still more terrifying trouble. Crawford's irritation at being stirred by Merida, whom he alternately respects and suspects of playing him for a fool, doesn't prevent him from riding secretly with her in the night in search of a place so malicious few men have ever stepped foot in it. Nor does it later prevent him from risking an agonizing death to follow her into it. Before the true murderer reveals himself, and before Crawford can again call himself a whole man, much violent action takes place. Set against the exciting background of the untamed Texas border country, this is a thrilling brew of suspense, quick death, adventure, and love.

This collection of 12 short stories chronicles Tarzan's late teenage years, within a year or two before Tarzan first encounters white people (including Jane Porter). In this volume are: Tarzan's First Love The Capture of Tarzan The Fight for the Balu The God of Tarzan Tarzan and the Black Boy The Witch-Doctor Seeks Vengeance The End of Bukawai The Lion The Nightmare The Battle for Teeka A Jungle Joke Tarzan Rescues the Moon

John Lux was an electronic scientist, a level-headed industrialist, an ordinary twentieth-century man—at least he thought he was an ordinary man...until he discovered he could teleport himself! ...Until he discovered that forces 200,000 years beyond his time were trying to destroy him! Until he discovered that civilization of the future was being pampered into extinction in a kindergarten world -- and he was the only man in all eternity who could save it!

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. 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. 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.

Harold "Hap" Miller, whose parents owned the Hanging Rock Ranch, is best friends with Jim Hawn, a boy of the Yakima tribe. When a calf goes missing on the ranch, the two boys ride out to find it—and set off a chain of events that reveals a modern-day mystery! "Another fast moving Mary Adrian mystery. Like the others, into its plot is woven a lot of interesting information about life on a western ranch and an Indian reservation." —The Times Recorder

It’s been twelve years since we’ve heard of Mr. Evan Pinkerton, the little, timid man who seems to attract trouble, and continually harasses Inspector Bull of Scotland Yard. They’re back now in Homicide House. The story is laid in postwar London, and Mr. Pinkerton is living at No. 4 Godolphin Square. Despite the fact that he owns the apartment house, he shares meagre quarters on the top floor with the chef. Years of living with the penny-pinching Mrs. Pinkerton (now fortunately deceased) have accustomed him to discomfort, and Mr. Pinkerton is quite happy living where he is. One day a young American comes swinging along the Square. He attracts Mr. Pinkerton’s attention when he stops in front of No. 22, directly across from No. 4, and now a shell of a house with only a stairway leading nowhere. The American is so obviously distressed at the sight of the bombed-out house, that Mr. Pinkerton breaks a habit of longstanding and speaks to him. When the stranger tells him he is looking for a girl whom he met six years before in an air-raid shelter, and that he knows only that she lived at No. 22 Godolphin Square, Mr. Pinkerton comforts him by revealing that she is living quite safely at the very house in which he himself has rooms. It takes only one more innocent question to start in motion a train of singularly unpleasant events, and the stranger and Mr. Pinkerton find themselves in the midst of violence and murder.

When Margaret Thackrey, ex-government agent and writer, decides to pen her memoirs, she unwittingly gets the attention of a vicious assassin--a man whose nefarious deeds she'd nearly uncovered during her service. Now he must stop the publication of her book before his true character is revealed. He murders her husband, and stalks her from Oregon to Texas. There she must finally confront her past--and a determined, stone-cold killer! "A first-rate thriller—the almost unbearable suspense just ratchets up, chapter by chapter." —Robert Reginald.