This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

HOMICIDE SANITARIUMFREDRIC BROWN IN THE DETECTIVE PULPSContentsRed-Hot and HuntedThe Spherical GhoulHomicide SanitariumThe Moon for a NickelSuite for Flute and Tommy-gunThe Cat from SiamListen to the Mocking Bird

This noir classic by an Edgar Award winner delves into the mind of a criminal: "Close to the perfect psycho thriller . . . a relentless dance of death tempo." —The New York Times With innovative style far ahead of its time, this novel follows Joe Bailey, perched precariously on the fence between two lives. He's seeing a good-hearted girl who holds the promise of a comfortably content, if uneventful, future. But he's also passionately drawn to a femme fatale—and the world she inhabits, run by a tough Milwaukee racketeer. Haunted by a childhood rhyme and accompanying trauma, Bailey wrestles with his demons, in this psychologically complex tale with a shocking twist by an award-winning author praised as "a natural storyteller" (The New York Times Book Review).

Lust plus greed equals murder in this classic Hollywood noir novel by "a real pro" (The New York Times Book Review). A struggling actor, Willy Griff keeps himself entertained with the wife of a business mogul, but he wants more: He also wants the business mogul's money. The mistress, Doris, likes the idea even more than Willy does, and figures if she helps plan the murder, she can ditch the husband and keep the cash. It's a dangerous scheme for two low-level, aspiring criminals. But Willy comes up with an ingenious, foolproof plot for pulling it off. At least, he better hope it's foolproof . . . The Murderers is a gritty tale of crime and passion from Fredric Brown, a master of noir and mystery and winner of the prestigious Edgar Award.

Brown’s novel about an ex-reporter who, disenchanted with his career writing a radio soap opera, looks to create a new show, dubbed “Murder Can Be Fun,” and change genres. Things get dicey when killings happen, using our hero’s unpublished scripts as a template.

Epub (my conversion)This story collection contains: "A Date to Die", "Mad Dog", "Handbook for Homicide", "A Cat Walks", "The Missing Actor" and "Before She Kills".

Collected, selected, converted, re-formatted, proofed, layout & design, all story images, original book cover and eBook creation by Jerry.PART ONE: SCIENCE FICTION STORIESTable of Contents ArenaImagineIt Didn't HappenRecessionalEine Kleine NachtmusikSolipsistThe GamblersMan of DistinctionParadox LostPuppet ShowNightmare in YellowEarthmen Bearing GiftsJayceePi in the SkyAnswerThe GeezenstacksThe WeaponHall of MirrorsKnockReboundStar-MouseAbominableLetter to a PhoenixNot Yet the EndEtaoin ShrdluArmageddonThe Short Happy Lives of...ReconcilliationNothing SiriusPatternThe Yehudi PrincipleCome and Go MadThe EndKeep OutTwo-TimerHappy EndingSomething GreenCrisis, 1999All Good BemsDaymareThe Angelic AngelwormHoneymoon in HellGateway to DarknessMouseThe New One PART TWO: MYSTERY STORIESTable of ContentsIntroductionThe Little LambThe Last TrainRed-Hot and HuntedDon't Look Behind YouThe Spherical GhoulHomicide SanitariumThe Moon for a NickelSuite for a Flute and Tommy-GunThe Cat from SiamListen to the MockingbirdA Date to DieMad Dog!Handbook for HomicideBefore She KillsA Cat WalksThe Missing ActorTo Slay a Man About a DogLife and FireTeacup TroubleThe Hat TrickGood Night, Good KnightHobbyistHound of HellLittle Boy LostWhistler's MurderSatan One-and-a-HalfTell 'em, Pagliaccio!Nothing Sinister

Fredric Brown (1906-1972) is perhaps best remembered for his use of humor and his mastery of the “short-short” form (these days called flash fiction)—stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. This volume contains 27 of his stories, including the classics "The Waveries," "Honeymoon in Hell," "Cartoonist," and many more!

Product DescriptionEd and Am have gotten away from the Carney life. These days, they're working for the Starlock Detective Agency. Ed's first case is a wealthy client trying to sound out whether an investment's worth it. But then he finds a body with its throat cut, and hears some external howling that might just be from a werewolf.

Fredric Brown does not disappoint even after all these decades since original publication. I enjoyed the original paperback so when I got a scan of this one I had to make the conversion so that I could re-read it on my e-reader Short Story Collection Containing : HONEYMOON IN HELL TOO FAR MAN OF DISTINCTION MILLENNIUM THE DOME BLOOD HALL OF MIRRORS EXPERIMENT THE LAST MARTIAN SENTRY MOUSE NATURALLY VOODOO “ARENA” KEEP OUT FIRST TIME MACHINE AND THE GODS LAUGHED THE WEAPON A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR RUSTLE OF WINGS IMAGINE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Howard Perry has become a drunk - a skid row bum. It wasn't always so, and he has hopes of returning to be a respected university student. But now he spends his days washing dishes to buy enough booze to hopefully blackout at night. His only friend is a prostitute name Billie the Kid. But Billie is just a working girl, and it would be stupid for him to care too much for her.Of course Perry isn't exactly making the smartest choices as he continues his downward spiral. And when he goes to borrow a drink from Billie's neighbor, who soon turns up murdered, things are looking even worse for Perry.