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He was a heel … a blue-blood gone bad, a low-brow with class, a bum with an income. He liked low-slung cars and top-heavy girls, and he took his pleasure where he found it. He was the consort of bookies, dope-peddlers, crooks; the buddy… more

Don’t Mention MurderIt was a vulgar word in the swank millionaire town of San Valdesto. But knocking off a few citizens here and there seemed more than a grave social error to a tough-minded detective like Joe Puma.It made him sore when he … more

Brock gets caught in a dangerous triangle between a jockey, a mobster, and L.A.’s finest blondeGloria Malone is a big woman with a little husband, and a problem only Brock Callahan can solve. Her jockey beau, Tip, has fallen in with a half-… more

When some strongarm hoods try to muscle in on the fight game, hefty Joe Puma is hired to find out who’s doing the dirty work.What looks like a typical rackets murder turns out to be a dangerous deal for the private eye. He tussles with some… more

In his final case, Brock investigates the murder of his troubled college roommateMaybe Mike Gregory was too smart for football. When he and Brock Callahan roomed together at Stanford University, Mike was a second-stringer with the skill to … more

While tangling with radicals, Brock stumbles on a colleague’s corpseBrock Callahan, ex-private investigator, is still not used to wealth and retirement. In fact he is struggling through a game of golf when the clubhouse calls with the curio… more

To hit Brock where it hurts the most, a vengeful stranger targets the people he lovesIt starts with the dead cat. Ex-private investigator Brock Callahan finds the Siamese by his mailbox, its throat cut, and assumes it is a message from some… more

So it’s come to this. Brock “the Rock” Callahan, former gridiron star turned private eye - peeping in bedroom windows. It’s a dirty job, and not the kind Brock would normally take on. If he had a choice.But an old teammate asked him for a f… more

The Huddlers: He was a reporter from Venus with an assignment on Earth. He got his story but, against orders, he fell in love—and therein lies this story.The Mighty Dead: What would it be like to live in a world which has conquered the near… more

ForwardI named this 3 story compilation “Future Prophecy Fulfilled— Strange Real Worlds of Vintage Sci-Fi ,” because all three of this compilation are typical of those written during this golden age about far off worlds and their adventure… more

Get home early tonight. I have a key I stole last time I was there. Don’t keep me waiting.The note was lying on the front seat of my car. It was on an engraved card - scented. Deborah Huntington’s.I got mad. Who did she think she was anyway… more

Brock Callahan, ex guard for the L.A. Rams is now a tough private eye, weighing in at 220 pounds with a passion for Einlicher beer. In Day of the Ram Callahan becomes involved with Johnny Quirk, ace quarterback of his old team, the Rams. Qu… more

Brock Callahan doesn’t have many fans left from his glory days on the gridiron. As a matter of fact, Warren Temple Lund III may be the last one. So how can Callahan refuse his request for help? It doesn’t matter that Warren is not quite twe… more

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Ex-bookie Tom Spears, framed for the murder of his wife, breaks out of prison and heads for Mexico and freedom. En route, he learns that the lawyer (and friend) who defended him has been murdered. He also discovers that his beloved wife had… more

The femme was fatalShe was rich, red-haired and ready for anything. Her name was Fidelia and she was a tempting bit of woman even without the three million dollars she was to inherit. Only wherever she went - and she went everywhere - murde… more

He was a reporter from Venus with an assignment on Earth. He got his story but, against orders, he fell in love—and therein lies this story.

Ten Detective Aces, April, 1940AGENT FOR MURDERby William Campbell GaultEx-pug Mickey Dolan set out to collect a debt. But he found he’d rung up murder’s number on crime’s cash register.4200 Words

She was slim and she was stacked and the gold of her hair matched the gold of her bank account.In a word, she had everything. The trouble was she was too eager to give it away. The money too.I’m Joe Puma. I was hired to investigate some cra… more

Imagine 167 pages of vintage, hardcore, pulp science fiction with no holds barred, and you have in an instant the essence of this compilation. Plus, classic, pulp illustrations of beautiful – dare I say it – buxom babes!You will find these … more