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Doubleday's Crime Club

Author : Ed Hulse
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Doubleday's Crime Club written by Ed Hulse and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1928, the publishing house Doubleday, Doran formed a separate division to publish mystery and detective stories exclusively. The Crime Club, Inc. became an industry phenomenon, publishing nearly 2,500 books over the next 63 years. It was home to many of the genre's most famous characters, including The Saint, Bulldog Drummond, Hildegarde Withers, and the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. It introduced American readers to the works of many prominent British crime-fiction authors, among them Margery Allingham, H. C. Bailey, Anthony Berkeley, and Philip MacDonald. A significant number of Crime Club books attained best-seller status, and many were licensed by Hollywood studios for adaptation to the silver screen. Few mystery readers failed to recognize the Club's modernistic trademark, which appeared on every volume and was affectionately known as "the Little Gunman." In this monograph, pop-culture historian Ed Hulse (The Blood 'n' Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction, The Art of Pulp Fiction, etc.) meticulously chronicles the Crime Club's Golden Age-1928 to 1940-in extensive detail, reporting on the imprint's corporate structure, personnel changes, and marketing strategies. He discusses its most notable books and authors and places the Club in its proper historical context. Hulse also presents the first complete chronological list of Crime Club releases, identifying the monthly "Selections" sent to subscribing members during this period. He lists the Crime Club movies made between 1928 and 1940 and extensively covers the eight 1937-39 Crime Club adaptations produced by Universal Pictures. Finally, Old Time Radio researcher Karl Schadow weighs in on early broadcasts that adapted Crime Club mysteries for thrill-hungry listeners. The monograph is profusely illustrated with reproductions of dust jackets, photographs from film versions, and advertisements from publishing-industry trade journals.

Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991

Author : Ellen Nehr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991 written by Ellen Nehr and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Scarlet Circle

Author : Jonathan Stagge
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504072928
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Scarlet Circle written by Jonathan Stagge and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Golden Age mystery featuring a sleuthing small-town doctor who’s out of his depth as a killer haunts a waning New England summer. On vacation with his daughter on the New England coast, Dr. Hugh Westlake is enjoying the sun, the sea, and the fishing. Being September, the inn where they’re staying is almost empty, except for a few other guests. But the peace is shattered when a woman’s body is found strangled on the beach, with a red circle drawn around a mole on her face. The morbid scene becomes more so when she’s identified as the governess of a family staying at the inn. Hugh gets drafted by local law enforcement to help with the investigation. He uncovers dysfunctional parents, a creepy mortician, a handsome lifeguard, and a woman painter—all with secrets to hide. Not to mention local legends. When another woman is murdered, with another mole circled, Hugh realizes there’s a madman on the loose. And he must tie up the loose ends of crimes past and present to net a most diabolical killer. “Stagge has packed some excellent reading between the opening and closing chapters.” —Chicago Sun “An exciting and grisly yarn.” —New York Herald Tribune “A fine entry in one of the better American amateur detective novel series.” —Pretty Sinister Books “One of the year’s supreme morsels. It has everything the exemplary detective story should possess.” —Worcester Telegram

Sherlock Holmes and The Nine-Dragon Sigil

Author : Tim Symonds
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 178705036X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and The Nine-Dragon Sigil written by Tim Symonds and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the year 1906. Rumours abound that a deadly plot is hatching - not in the fog-ridden back-alleys of London's Limehouse district or the sinister Devon moors of the Hound of the Baskervilles but in faraway Peking. Holmes's task - discover whether such a plot exists and if so, foil it. But are the assassins targeting the young and progressive Ch'ing Emperor or his imperious aunt, the fearsome Empress Dowager Cixi? The murder of either could spark a civil war. The fate of China and the interests of Britain's vast Empire in the Orient could be at stake. Holmes and Watson take up the mission with their customary confidence – until they find they are no longer in the familiar landscapes of Edwardian England. Instead, they tumble into the Alice In Wonderland world of the Forbidden City.

Last Seen Wearing

Author : Hillary Waugh
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464213062
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Last Seen Wearing written by Hillary Waugh and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one saw her leave, and no one knows where she went... It's a perfectly typical day for Lowell Mitchell at her perfectly ordinary university in Massachusetts. She goes to class, chats with friends, and retires to her dorm room. Everything is normal until suddenly it's not—in the blink of an eye, Lowell is gone. Facts are everything for Police Chief Frank Ford. He's a small-town cop, and he knows only hard evidence and thorough procedure will lead him to the truth. Together with the wise-cracking officer Burt Cameron, the grizzled chief will deal with the distraught family, chase dead-end leads, interrogate shady witnesses, and spend late nights ruminating over black coffee and cigars. Everyone tells him what a good, responsible girl Lowell is. But Ford believes that Lowell had a secret and that if he can discover it, this case will crack wide open. Considered one of the first-ever police procedurals and hailed as an American mystery milestone, Last Seen Wearing—based on a true story—builds suspense through its accurate portrayal of an official police investigation. Hillary Waugh, who earned the title of Grand Master from the Mystery Writers of America, went on to create several memorable series, but this classic crime novel ranks among his finest work. This next installment in the Library of Congress Crime Classics series will keep readers in suspense until the final page.

Bloody York

Author : David Skene-Melvin
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459727398
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Bloody York written by David Skene-Melvin and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen Canadian writers from the late nineteenth century to today find intrigue, mystery, and terror in the familiar streets and places of Toronto.

Headed for a Hearse

Author : Jonathan Latimer
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453206000
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Headed for a Hearse written by Jonathan Latimer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just days from meeting the reaper, a convicted murderer hires Chicago’s most hard-boiled PI to save his neck—before the executioner can claim it Robert Westland’s death is just around the corner when he finally decides to fight the murder rap that’s sending him to the electric chair. Fingered for his wife’s grisly demise, Westland is in a bind, and his last hope is Bill Crane, a booze-soaked detective who’s as ruthless with a quip as he is when trawling the streets for Chicago’s most brutal criminal element. Crane’s got just a few days to suss out the real killer—someone clever enough to off Westland’s wife and lock her in a room whose only key belongs to Westland himself. Fueled by an abundance of liquor and a habit of bad manners, Crane sets his sights on a cast of oddball characters among whom hides a murderer. But in 1930s Chicago, everyone’s got a secret, and the pressure is on for Crane to separate the dangerous from the truly homicidal before it’s too late.

Australian Books and Authors in the American Marketplace 1840s–1940s

Author : David Carter
Publisher : Sydney University Press
ISBN 13 : 1743325797
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Australian Books and Authors in the American Marketplace 1840s–1940s written by David Carter and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian Books and Authors in the American Marketplace 1840s–1940s explores how Australian writers and their works were present in the United States before the mid twentieth century to a much greater degree than previously acknowledged. Drawing on fresh archival research and combining the approaches of literary criticism, print culture studies and book history, David Carter and Roger Osborne demonstrate that Australian writing was transnational long before the contemporary period. In mapping Australian literature’s connections to British and US markets, their research challenges established understandings of national, imperial and world literatures. Carter and Osborne examine how Australian authors, editors and publishers engaged productively with their American counterparts, and how American readers and reviewers responded to Australian works. They consider the role played by British publishers and agents in taking Australian writing to America, and how the international circulation of new literary genres created new opportunities for novelists to move between markets. Some of these writers, such as Christina Stead and Patrick White, remain household names; others who once enjoyed international fame, such as Dale Collins and Alice Grant Rosman, have been largely forgotten. The story of their books in America reveals how culture, commerce and copyright law interacted to create both opportunities and obstacles for Australian writers.

The House on 9th Street

Author : John Stephen Strange
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780385116039
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The House on 9th Street written by John Stephen Strange and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Investigating Women

Author : David Skene-Melvin
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9780889242692
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Women written by David Skene-Melvin and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Female Detectives by Canadian Writers: An Eclectic Sampler

Universal Horrors

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786491507
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Universal Horrors written by Tom Weaver and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated since its first publication in 1990, this acclaimed critical survey covers the classic chillers produced by Universal Studios during the golden age of hollywood horror, 1931 through 1946. Trekking boldly through haunts and horrors from The Frankenstein Monster, The Wolf Man, Count Dracula, and The Invisible Man, to The Mummy, Paula the Ape Woman, The Creeper, and The Inner Sanctum, the authors offer a definitive study of the 86 films produced during this era and present a general overview of the period. Coverage of the films includes complete cast lists, credits, storyline, behind-the-scenes information, production history, critical analysis, and commentary from the cast and crew (much of it drawn from interviews by Tom Weaver, whom USA Today calls "the king of the monster hunters"). Unique to this edition are a new selection of photographs and poster reproductions and an appendix listing additional films of interest.

Son of Gun in Cheek

Author : Bill Pronzini
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486817989
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Son of Gun in Cheek written by Bill Pronzini and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow-up to the Edgar Award-nominated Gun in Cheek further celebrates neglected classics of substandard mystery writing, uncovering even more twisted treasures for connoisseurs of hideous prose.

A Checklist of Arthur Upfield

Author : Christopher P. Stephens
Publisher : Ultramarine Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780893661359
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book A Checklist of Arthur Upfield written by Christopher P. Stephens and published by Ultramarine Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ezra Jack Keats

Author : Alderson, Brian
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455604005
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Ezra Jack Keats written by Alderson, Brian and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gothic Novels of the Twentieth Century

Author : Elsa J. Radcliffe
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810811904
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Gothic Novels of the Twentieth Century written by Elsa J. Radcliffe and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy to use, competently indexed, and fun to explore, this bibliography is an irresistible antidote for all forms of gothic snobbery. Recommended for gothophiliacs, gothophobiacs, and readers with idle nights and empty weekends.

M'Lord I Am Not Guilty

Author : Frances SHelley Wees
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book M'Lord I Am Not Guilty written by Frances SHelley Wees and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Investigating Arthur Upfield

Author : Carol Hetherington
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443834955
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Arthur Upfield written by Carol Hetherington and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Upfield created Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony) who features in twenty-nine novels written from the 1920s to the the 1960s, mostly set in the Australian Outback. He was the first Australian professional writer of crime detection novels. Upfield arrived in Australia from England on 4 November 1911, and this collection of twenty-two critical essays by academics and scholars has been published to celebrate the centenary of his arrival. The essays were all written after Upfield’s death in 1964 and provide a wide range of responses to his fiction. The contributors, from Australia, Europe and the United States, include journalist Pamela Ruskin who was Upfield’s agent for fifteen years, anthropologists, literary scholars, pioneers in the academic study of popular culture such as John G. Cawelti and Ray B. Browne, and novelists Tony Hillerman and Mudrooroo whose own works have been inspired by Upfield’s. The collection sheds light on the extent and nature of critical responses to Upfield over time, demonstrates the type of recognition he has received and highlights the way in which different preoccupations and critical trends have dealt with his work. The essays provide the basis for an assessment of Upfield’s place not only in the international annals of crime fiction but also in the literary and cultural history of Australia.