James Holding's Conmen & Cutthroats MEGAPACK TM: 25 Classic Mystery Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B012E679U6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 379 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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We have named this collection "Conmen & Cutthroats" because Mr. Included are:YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFULA QUESTION OF ETHICSTHE JAPANESE CARD MYSTERYCAREER MANMONKEY KINGSUICIDE CLAUSEFLY AWAY HOMETHE MOONLIGHTERTHE BABY BITTHE CONSULTANTT’ANG OF THE SUFFERING DRAGONCONVERSATION PIECETHE TWELVEA ROPE THROUGH HIS EARBREAK-INREDISCOVERYTHE CONTRACTTHE JACK O’NEAL AFFAIRBY PERSON OR PERSONS UNKNOWNA DEAL IN RUBIESA DECENT PRICE FOR A PAINTINGA TEMPORARY BINDPHASE FOURTHE FINAL DEADBEATBANK JOBIf you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 220+ other
In the tradition of Saki Whistlers Mom There was a day when magazines flourished, including mystery magazines like "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine." These weren't the "pulp mags" common in the 1920's, 30's, and 40's, but higher quality, more expensive publications. Post-WWII, a prosperous country could afford to pay more for entertainment and short stories of all types were popular.What's surprising is the quality of the writing. Of course, it varied, but many. Return of The Monkey King! Excellent short mysteries stories-most of them deal with various art thefts, often in international settings. Some of them reminded me a bit of Stanley Ellin's short stories. If you liked early Hitchcock anthologies, you'll love these stories! One of them, the Monkey King, concerning the theft of a jade statue, was a short story I read in a long gone Hitchcock paperback many moons ago. I've searched for that story for years but didn't know the author, so i was de. "OK Short Twist Stories" according to rampageous_cuss. I would call these fair to middling twist tales. They could be shorter, and usually there could be more twist, but they're OK. The example given in the Look Inside (YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL) is pretty characteristic of most of the stories - after a good deal of buildup the story ends on a slight twist. Note that the collection includes a Hal Johnson, Library Cop story (THE JACK O’NEAL AFFAIR.) All are pretty long-winded by today's standards, and although th