From out of the East came this priceless jewel, that turned men into murderous monsters and created a toll of dead men that even The Shadow was hard put to...
Although Sam Spade is perhaps the most famous of all hard-boiled detectives, creator Dashiell Hammett only featured the character in a single novel, The Maltese Falcon, and three short stories. Spade burst onto the airwaves in 1946, portrayed to...
Fedoras and trench coats mix with flying cars and android policeman in this introductory short story that introduces the character of Mick Trubble: a hard drinking, chain smoking charmer trying to find his way in a city with no memory and even less...
WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN?
The marks of death were upon them. A mysterious round burn no bigger than a dime scarred each forehead; upon each throat was a thin, almost invisible white line. The police were baffled, but each...
A sinister criminal organization called "The Hand" challenges the Dark Avenger to a fight to the finish.
From out of darkness comes The Hand to confront The Shadow - and only he could read completely the terrible message it...
This was the 12th volume of stories featuring the Robin Hood-inspired character, Simon Templar, alias The Saint. The original title of the book, however, refers to the character of Claud Eustace Teal, an inspector with Scotland Yard and a...
For 41 issues from 1934 to 1939, Secret Agent "X" battled the forces of evil in the pages of his own pulp magazine. Now, for the first time… the complete pulp series is being reprinted in nine deluxe omnibus editions! The text has been reset and...
Take a dystopian ride with Mick Trubble, private eye of the future in this prequel novella to New Haven Blues.
In a city where favors have more value than money, Mick Trubble may as well be a loan officer. One exchange leads to his free room and...
ISLE OF DOUBT was published in the August 15, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
The "isle" in question is an island in the Mississippi River. The "doubt" is the uncertainty as to whether it is the hiding place of millions in stolen loot or not....
Here, in his six intrigues, the Saint becomes involved with everything from haunted ladies, tycoon, and a Candy King in California to justice in Georgia and a Florida dragon whose scales were mathematical — and adventures that are “big enough”...