Talmage Powell

Connors watched the cheap electric clock on the mantel. It was almost nine o’clock in the morning. He lighted a cigarette. His hands were shaking badly. She would leave at nine o’clock. And he would be alone in the apartment. He hadn’t been alone in over twenty years. He hadn’t been out of her presence since she’d met him at the prison gates yesterday…

Veteran detective Odus Martin believes there’s always somebody who cares about a death, that no one is truly alone. When he and a rookie investigate the death of a shy orphan with no friends, they discover her landlady, her boss, and the head of the orphanage are indifferent to her. Who will care this time? <P> A definite change of pace for Talmage Powell!

Barlow drove too fast, didn&apos;t stay in his own lane, abused other drivers on the road, and even drank too much for safe driving. A story of menace, danger – and horror!

Bob could see Pam’s thoughts mirrored in her eyes: Please. Bob. Steve’s a regular guy. He hated to do what he did to you. But he was a cop. He had to.

They planned to kidnap a little boy, hold him for ransom, and collect a big payoff. Nothing would happen to the kid – Garvin promised. What could possible go wrong with their big score? A classic crime novella ripped from the pages of the Sept. 1960 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine!

Collected here are 20 tales of darkest crime and criminals, by some of the foremost mystery writers of the pulp era. Included are:<P> THE ART OF MURDER, by Norman A. Daniels<BR> SEX MURDER IN CAMERON, by Michael Fessier<BR> HOT-MOTOR HOMICIDE, by Norman Ober<BR> “GIVE ME A BREAK,” by Norman Struber<BR> EAR-WITNESS, by Maurice Beam<BR> THE GENTLEST OF THE BROTHERS, by David Alexander<BR> AUTHOR’S ADVENTURE, by Upton Sinclair<BR> ONE WAY...

There was a house across the river. It meant nothing at first. Too many other things were real, thirty one-thousand dollar bills in each of the money belts Trantham and I wore day and night—and Ingram.

She wasn&apos;t an ordinary woman – and what he did to her wasn&apos;t ordinary, either. A noir classic ripped from the pages of Manhunt (Septempter 1957 issue).

Eddie was too smart for his own good. He cooked up a scheme to collect 25 Grand from a boy&apos;s father by rigging a jury and finding the kid innocent. But it&apos;s a dog eat dog world out there…

We are delighted to present our second collection of Talmage Powell mystery short stories! Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him – we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far…and who knows how many are out there under pseudonyms or buried in obscure magazines? He wrote...

Talmage Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him – we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far…and who knows how many are out there under pseudonyms or buried in obscure magazines? He wrote his first novel, The Smasher, in 1959. He went on to pen 11 more novels under his...

The Western Novel MEGAPACK™ presents four classic tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are:<P> GUN LAW ON THE RANGE, by Burt Arthur<BR> THE STRANGER IN BOOTS, by A. Scott Leslie<BR> TALL IN THE SADDLE, by Chuck Martin<BR> THE CAGE, by Talmage Powell<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic westerns, don&apos;t forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 200+ other entries in this series,...

As constable of Grande Isle Parish, Louisiana (Jerem Jenks is the name), I’ll naturally stick to bald facts when I write the official report. I’ve pieced together details of the killing out at the Deveau place without much trouble. It was a simple, direct act of violence. Once it was started, it had to end in blood…