As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” November 15, 1935.
Sinuous coils of crime envelop The Shadow as he battles The Python. But within the folds of a black cloak is a body with a strength to crush the serpent’s...
One of the most acclaimed suspense writers of our time in a brand new collection.
In a career that has spanned three decades, and won critical attention and respect, Bill Pronzini has created the “Nameless Detective” novels, which Booklist...
The first book in The Thomas Chaloner series
The dour days of Cromwell are over. Charles II is well established at White Hall Palace, his mistress at hand in rooms over the Holbein bridge, the heads of some of the regicides on public display....
According to Detective John Cardinal, the truly diabolical thing about blackflies is their stealthy silence; there is no warning and no chance of a pre-emptive strike. Every year at the beginning of May, the blackflies take over Algonquin Bay,...
THE CHINESE TAPESTRY was originally published in the November 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
A dead man who lives, guards the secret of the Chinese tapestry. And The Shadow travels to San Francisco to make sure the right person receives...
Neighbours Carole and Jude uncover more than they bargained for when Jude decides to redecorate her cottage in this lighthearted cosy mystery.
Having decided to redecorate Woodside Cottage, Jude has engaged the services of local man Pete, who...
In their heyday, the true-crime pulp magazines spawned many of the masters of American detective fiction. These early gems have been unearthed and collected here for the first...
What are the ingredients of a hard-boiled detective story? “Savagery, style, sophistication, sleuthing, and sex,” said Ellery Queen. Often a desperate blond, a jealous husband, and, of course, a tough-but-tender P.I. the likes of Sam Spade or...