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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A double-barreled collection -- two of Edward D. Hoch's most ingenious creations In the headquarters of Britain's Foreign Office, a secretary spies a television actor making a copy of a top-secret key. In an island republic... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
In the thick of the Cold War, a British spy will do anything to keep the peace Father Howard steps off the plane in Albania, relieved to be out of China at last, but knowing that until he reaches Paris, he is not safe from... See More
Mystery
From the Edgar Award-winning author: A collection of short detective stories featuring baffling crimes and the brilliant sleuthing of Captain Leopold. On his way to the circus, a young boy named Tommy pauses for fifteen... See More
At a gathering of the nation's foremost mystery authors, death takes the stage Dozens die each year for the sake of the annual Mystery Writers of America banquet. Heiresses are poisoned, captains of industry are stabbed, and... See More
Mystery
When ancient evil emerges, it can only be stopped by a two-thousand-year-old sleuth Ten years ago, Douglas Zadig emerged from the mist on an English moor, his clothes tattered, his speech slurred, and his mind completely... See More
A dozen marvelous tales of deduction, featuring history's most famous detective, by Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Edward D. Hoch. In a heavily mortgaged country house, an heiress's sinister guardian attempts to... See More
Mystery
Twenty tales of deceit, murder, and madness from the king of short mysteries They find the third body facedown in the wet grass, its head nearly split in half by the axe. The psychopath has claimed three in twenty-four hours... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Thirteen stories of outrageous heists starring one smooth thief from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Shattered Raven. The dictator of the island of Jabali wants a baseball team, and he doesn't care how he gets it. He... See More
Horror
Three stories starring Simon Ark -- one of history's most unusual detectives In a college in upstate New York, a professor is carrying out devilish experiments. At Grand Central Station, a student named Cathy Clark corners a... See More
Horror
Five classic tales of murderous evil -- and the immortal who was chosen to fight for what is right In a small town near Washington, DC, seventy-three villagers make the spontaneous decision to leap from a cliff to their... See More
Mystery
An incredible assortment of stories from one of history's masters of short fiction On the morning of the merger, fog shrouds the offices of Jupiter Steel. On the twenty-first floor, the board of directors gathers to follow... See More
Mystery
Two computer cops race to protect a presidential election against tampering Radiation leaks in Chicago. Assassination attempts on Venus. Bombings in Washington, DC. Any crime that involves a computer falls under the... See More
Mystery
On a remote jungle island, a scientist toys with cryogenics and brain transplants Horseshoe Island lies just a few miles off the coast of Baja California, Mexico -- impossibly far from the laws of the United States. Here, a... See More
When a government official dies on the operating table, the president calls in the computer cops On Venus, a radical exile escapes from a maximum-security prison, pledging to return to Washington and assassinate the... See More
Science Fiction
Edward D. Hoch was and is the undisputed master of the mystery short story. His total output of published short fiction hovers just under 1,000 stories (estimates are in the neighborhood of 960 stories). Hoch (pronounced... See More
Anthologies
In this anticipated follow up to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's first digital-only anthology, you'll once again take the "low road" of grifters, hit men, and other career crooks, and come out with new insights into crime... See More
Mystery
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #1 features fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Carole Bugge, Ron Goulart, Marc Bilgrey, Edward D. Hoch, Hal Blythe, and Jean Paiva. Features by Kim Newman, Lenny Picker, Mrs Hudson, and... See More
Mystery
Nick Velvet is the choosey crook, who steals only the seeminglyvalueless -- for a hefty fee of course. In The Velvet Touch, Nick steals a bald man's comb, a faded flag, an overdue library book, an ordinary playing card, a... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Northmont, Connecticut, seemed to be haunted by ghosts, ghouls, and impossibilities, until Dr. Sam Hawthorne explained the seemingly impossible. All But Impossible contains fifteen of Dr. Sam's most extraordinary cases... See More
Mystery
'THE KING OF THE CLASSICAL WHODUNIT' Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine used these words to describe the extraordinary accomplishments of Edward D. Hoch. Whether he is writing about sleuths or crooks or spies, Hoch always... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
The editors of The Misadventures of Ellery Queen return with a new volume of Queen pastiches, parodies, and tributes by a stellar lineup of writers -- including one by Ellery himself! Here are... THE ADVENTURE OF THE... See More
Holmes is visited by a young girl from the circus industry. She fears for her life and is deeply troubled that two attempts on her life have already been made. Vittoria believes it is Edith Everage, an acrobat who desires to... See More
Literature & Fiction
Dr. Sam Hawthorne, a New England country doctor in the first half of the twentieth century, was constantly faced by murders in locked rooms, impossible disappearances, and other so-called miracle crimes. More Things... See More
Seven Authors with three stories each, hence the triple threat -- presenting 21 exciting stories of crime and noir. From early stories of Edward D. Hoch to bestselling authors Richard S. Prather and Frank Kane. From... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Edward D. Hoch is not really considered a noir writer in the truest sense, but if you look at the stories in the early part of his career, they certainly qualify as noir. Three stories for the price of one from the early... See More