The face of a drowned courtesan looking up through the still water, a terrible wound on the forehead of a dead carpenter, a creepy stranger looking through t...

An anthology of stories edited by Michael ConnellyLas Vegas. Lost Wages. Sin City. An artificial oasis of pleasure, spectacle, and entertainment, the gamb...

In their heyday, the true-crime pulp magazines spawned many of the masters of American detective fiction. These early gems have been unearthed and collect...

Hurray! The long-awaited day has arrived! After thirty-seven years at the school, Robert Putifar is retiring. Now he has a lot of free time, and he can final...

Robert van GulikMURDER IN CANTON Judge Dee has reached the pinnacle of his career - he has been appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Court. The imperial go...

The collection presents the work of prominent masters of the detective-adventure genre - such as William Sambrot, William Nolan, Jack Ritchie, Henry Slesar, ...

Having taken a position in the town of Penlea, Judge Dee immediately begins to investigate the murder of his predecessor. Meanwhile, a terrible tiger prowls ...

The Phantom Detective, was Standard Magazine's answer to The Shadow and even outlived his more famous cousin. Phantom Detective was written by a plethora ...

We all know the great film director, master of the thriller Alfred Hitchcock. However, few people know that for many years Hitchcock collected scary stories ...

Death roams the streets of Tarsis, claiming one victim after another. The blood of the innocent calls for vengeance! Who brought new unrest to Krynn, who sow...