An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream. Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir. It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared. It was the slum in which such American literary titans like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their start, and it was the home of stories with titles like “Murder Is Bad Luck,” “Ten Carets of Lead,” and “Drop Dead Twice.” Collected here is best of the best, the hardest of the hardboiled, and the darkest of the dark of America’s finest crime fiction. This masterpiece collection represents a high watermark of America’s underbelly. Crime writing gets no better than this. Featuring • Deadly Diamonds • Dancing Rats • A Prize Fighter Fighting for His Life • A Parrot that Wouldn’t Talk Including • Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon as it was originally published • Lester Dent's Luck in print for the first time
Follow the existentially thrilling and mundane lives of ADAM (mild neurotic), ANDY (cheerful slob), and their friends in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, Connecticut. This deluxe reprint volume collects the complete episodes of the popular comic strip series from 2014-2018.
This boxed set contains the complete Rich Weed science-fiction private eye series, collected together for the first time in one low-priced volume. For fans of Douglas Adams and Harry Harrison. THE TAU CETI TRANSMUTATION (Rich Weed #1): For private eye Rich Weed, the smart thing to do would've been to say no. No to the heart-stoppingly beautiful woman who sauntered through the front door. No to the case that smelled fishier than a Venusian squid farm. No to the thief who left behind more than he made off with. But no one's ever accused Rich of taking the easy path in life--or the smart one. Now Rich is stuck in the thick of it, bouncing between clues as he tries to unravel a bizarre case of religious brainwashing--one that leads him from the mandibles of waffle-loving aliens to the unwashed hands of half-baked hippies and back. As the mystery thickens, only one thing is clear: as lovely as the client was, he really should've told her no. DEEP SPACE DRAGNET (Rich Weed #2): In space, no one can hear you scream--but that won't stop private eye Rich Weed from shrieking like a little girl. He probably should've stayed gravity bound at home, but when a representative from transport titan InterSTELLA offers a chance at a wily gang of space pirates, how could Rich say no? Of course, the rep didn't mention Rich would have to join forces with a malcontent bounty hunter and a cow-like alien physicist with a limited grasp of the English language. Now the bounty hunter's flying off the rails, the alien looks like a fraud, and everything about the case smells suspect. To make matters worse, the pirates are out for revenge--and they're coming for Rich. BRAIN GAMES (Rich Weed #3): When games are this lifelike, who needs reality? It's a question Tau Ceti private eye Rich Weed has never wrestled with. He prefers his handshakes firm and his women fleshy, not pixilated. But when a missing persons case takes an unexpected turn, Rich is forced to dive into the digital world of fully immersive Brain games--and fend for his life therein. Luckily, the games aren't real, but the nefarious scheme he finds himself mired in upon logging out certainly is. With a fellow detective at his side, Rich must untangle the threads of a twisted conspiracy in pursuit of an interplanetary con artist, all while putting his neck squarely on the line. The difference is, in the real world--there are no respawns.
Book 1: Embark on a thrilling journey with “The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. Smollett.” Tobias Smollett, a master of picaresque fiction, weaves a tale of intrigue and adventure as Ferdinand Count Fathom navigates the complexities of 18th-century Europe. Filled with twists and turns, this complete collection captures the escapades of a charismatic and cunning protagonist in a world rife with deception. Book 2: Join the rollicking escapades of a young man in “The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. Smollett.” Tobias Smollett's picaresque novel follows the life of Roderick Random as he encounters love, danger, and a variety of colorful characters. Set against the backdrop of the 18th century, this adventurous tale showcases Smollett's wit and keen observation of human nature. Book 3: Enter the world of deduction and mystery with “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.” Arthur Conan Doyle introduces the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. John Watson in this collection of short stories. From solving perplexing crimes to outwitting criminals, Holmes's brilliant mind takes center stage in these captivating adventures that have left an indelible mark on detective fiction.
There’s trouble under the sea! Can the Princess in Black and her new mermaid friend put a stop to a big blue kraken’s shenanigans? The Princess in Black and her friends are enjoying a day of sun and sea on Princess Sneezewort’s royal boat when a real, live mermaid princess emerges from the waves! Eeeeeee! Princess Posy needs their help protecting her very cute sea goats from being eaten by a very greedy kraken. But the princesses and the Goat Avenger quickly realize that fighting underwater can be tough for land dwellers, and only the mermaid Princess Posy can save the day. Can the masked heroes help her learn that being a princess means more than just being nice—it means speaking up? An ode to using your voice (along with a kelp-tree swing or two), this newest installment in the New York Times best-selling series is a splish-splashing good time.
Visionary designer and comics creator Dean Motter (Mister X, Electropolis, Batman: Nine Lives) returns with the purest expression to date of his patented retro futurism! Terminal City is a place where transistor-tube robots rub elbows with old-time gangsters, where bright, shiny technologies cast deep noir shadows. Teaming Motter with celebrated artist Michael Lark (Daredevil, Gotham Central), this massive collection reprints the original series, along with its sequel, Terminal City: Aerial Graffiti! * All fourteen issues of the classic series, collected for the first time! * Eisner-and Harvey Award-nominated series! This is one of the best marriages of story and art I've seen in years and an absolute delight to read. -Alex Ross, artist of Marvels and Kingdom Come
"Originally published in serial form in Starslayer #s 1-3, Pacific presents #'s 1-2, The Rocketeer special edition #1, The Rocketeer adventure magazine #1-3"--Copyright page.
Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain, who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He is 12 or 13 years old during the former and a year older ("thirteen or fourteen or along there," Chapter 17) at the time of the latter. Huck also narrates Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective, two shorter sequels to the first two books. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
