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In a city ridden with prostitute furries, cannibal cops and warehouse-sized mob bosses, I’ve got my work cut out for me. My name is Jimmy Plush. I’m a private detective. I’m also a teddy bear. It all started when the original Jimmy Plush en… more

One of the perils of Christmas is having to get along without Santa Claus.When a cynical, hard-boiled, private detective puts aside a deadly feud with a local mobster to search for a young woman’s missing father—a beloved department store S… more

Blue Book, June 1940Mr. Wong:COLD BLOODA James Lee detective story—by Hugh Wileyillustrated by Hamilton GreeneHugh Wiley wrote a series of stories featuring the Famous Chinese Detective, James Lee Wong, of San Francisco for Collier’s magazi… more

10-Story Detective, January, 1947WAKE UP TO NIGHTMARE by Norman A. DanielsBecause a wizard of Wall Street had a dream of murder, the department turned it over to matter-of-fact Detective Daley. But when that nightmare vision turned into day… more

Popular Detective , June, 1941The Murderer Withinby Norman A. Daniels Author of “The Man Who Was Death,” “He Who Killed,” etc.Back From the Lair of the Cadavers Comes a Wraith-Like Apparition to Make Dr. Acroyd Obey His Fiendish Commands!

Thrilling Detective, July 1940KILLER’S CARNIVALA Complete Noveletby Stewart SterlingAuthor of “Coffin Candidate,” “The Devil’s at the Door,” etcGil Vine Suspects a Death-Defying Skate Troupe of Putting Murder On Ice!Chapter 1: No Blunt Inst… more

Popular Detective, December, 1945DEATH PLAYS SANTA CLAUSby JOHNSTON McCulleyLieutenant Mike O’Hara of homicide makes short work of a murder case—so that he can spend his Christmas at home!6000 WordsG-Men Detective, Winter 1946 (Dec. 1945)ME… more

Just forty miles south of New Orleans, Goose Island may as well be in another world. Five feet out of the shallow waters of south Louisiana’s wetlands, the secluded island is home of the Tracists Monastery. It’s also a resort frequented by … more

Something new has appeared in the night sky. Three tough guys have been hired by an unnamed employer to track it and see what it leads to. This story takes us on their mysterious, spiritual journey across America, from New Jersey to Montana… more

Collier’s, April 13th 1940A FAVOR FOR THE COPby Thomas McMorrowIllustrated By George HoweA Short Short Story Complete On This Page1000 Words

Fantastic Adventures, July 1946The Soft Silken Walletby David Wright O’Brienillustration by William A GrayA wallet is for one purpose only, to carry money—but it can be made of a variety of materials…The wallet was soft and silky, but there… more

Every family has its skeletons in the closet, but Shane Hall’s relatives? They’ve got a cemetery’s worth. Yet when he loses his job and gets evicted, Shane’s only option is to rely on his estranged aunt and cousins for help. He returns to h… more

From Publishers Weekly:After his compact car is hit by a large truck, Brit Moran believes that his final moments are imminent, and makes a lengthy deathbed confession to operating an illegal sports gambling racket in Dallas for five years. … more

Homicide detective Reese Tarrant leaves the LAPD under a cloud of suspicion that he murdered serial killer Richard Lamb, dubbed by the media as the Anaheim Vampire for draining the blood from thirteen women. Because Lamb had once worked for… more

The third book of the trilogy Expurgation is the continuation of seeking out the killers of Sam Murphy’s family. Expurgation reveals the vicious nature of Muhammad in his designs of Western Destruction, and demonstrates betrayal of one with… more

Gus Candle is back, and this time he’s battling zombies (and the United States Army).The year is 1969. Man has walked on the moon. The Viet Nam war is raging, the specter of nuclear annihilation hangs like a noose over every day, and people… more

In these stories - including an all-new 12,000-word novella, unavaliable anywhere else - “slightly psychic” detective Will Castleton (DEATH SIGHT: A WILL CASTLETON NOVEL) takes on ghosts, hardcore criminals, his girlfriend and his relations… more

The Jake Card Mysteries - Book 1THE GREAT AMERICAN GIVEAWAY RUSHCard always wanted to be a nice guy like Spade or Marlowe someday when he grew up. He never quite made it because he kept running into people who, as Card himself once put it, … more

A year after the pulse-pounding action of Split Decision, Jimmy Wyler is back in Chicago trying to put his life back together. Working a job washing dishes in a late night diner, Jimmy vows to never get into a boxing ring again. But then, … more

Nick Novak. Private Eye. Hundred bucks a day. Plus expenses. Minus memory.The Case is an off-beat mystery novella that’s sharp, fast, witty, and because of its relative brevity, perfect for Kindle readers.Nick Novak’s a classic hard-boiled … more