Books by Gary Lovisi

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #15

by Arthur Conan Doyle

(11 reviews)

"Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" returns with issue #15, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual column by Dr John H. Watson, plus the following works: Tuning in Sherlock, by John Longenbaugh Dr. Watson: Action Hero? by Leigh Perry A Study in Consistency, by Dan Andriacco Sherlock Holmes and the Autumn of Terror, by J.G. Grimmer The... See More

Length: 160 Pages (693 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Battling Boxing Stories: Thrilling Tales of Pugilistic Puissance

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(5 reviews)

BATTLING BOXING STORIES presents 15 of the most intense and hard-hitting stories about the puglisitic arts collected in one place and written by some of the best of today's new crop of exciting writers. The stories in this book highlight all types of boxers and all aspects of the sport, from amateur bouts and illegal street fights, to heavyweight championship events. These are wonderful stories... See More

Length: 179 Pages (434 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Apr 19, 2012

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #13

by Gary Lovisi

(8 reviews)

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine returns with its May/June 2014 issue, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson, plus the following stories: Living The Lie, by Marc Bilgrey The Adventure of the Sherlock Holmes Chocolate Cards, by Gary Lovisi A Most Valuable Institution, by Dan Andriacco A Cold Place to... See More

Length: 172 Pages (2,996 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Bad Cop, No Donut: Tales of Police Behaving Badly

by Patrick Thomas (Padwolf Publishing Inc.)

(10 reviews)

In this book you will find: Good Cops gone bad; Bad Cops gone worse; Police in the city; Sheriffs on the hunt; Cops on the beach; Cops on the take; Fights to the death; Ninjas and nunchuckas; Hookers and dealers; Good guys and bad guys And the Devil's own cop. featuring the talents of: - James Chambers - Gary Lovisi - O'Neil De Noux - Quintin Peterson - C. J. Henderson - Michael A. Black - Ron... See More

Length: 236 Pages (4,141 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Dec 9, 2012

The Digest Enthusiast #5: Explore the world of digest magazines.

by Richard Krauss

(2 reviews)

Interviews ? Bill Crider (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine) Articles ? Justice by Peter Enfantino ? The Riddle of the Ellery Queen Selects Series by Steve Carper ? Magazine of Horror by Peter Enfantino ? RAWL: Writing for Publication Reviews by Gary Lovisi and Richard Krauss ? Worlds of Fantasy #4 ? The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by Peter Nicholls ? Honky Tonk Girl by Charles Beckman... See More

Length: 153 Pages (15,213 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Hellbent On Homicide (Griff and Fats Book 1)

by Gary Lovisi

It's 1963 and tough-as-nails Bay City Homicide cops, Griff & Fats, find themselves mired in the most brutal cases of their careers. A brother cop has gone crazy off the rails; an out-of-town cop-killer is seeking revenge; they find themselves stalked by an unknown assailant in a mysterious black car; on top of all that a harvest of homicide is being reaped by a monster killing young women by the... See More

Length: 127 Pages (893 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Mars Needs Books!: A Science Fiction Novel

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(2 reviews)

In the not-so-distant future, men have come to Mars to escape the oppressive Earth government. Ryan is an agent for a super-secret government agency, the Department of Control (DOC), and has always been willing to do whatever his masters want of him. But on Mars, everything is different, and all that Ryan does is read books: hardboiled, noir crime paperbacks dating from the last century. In fact... See More

Length: 241 Pages (465 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Oct 21, 2011

The Phantom Detective Volume One

by Gary Lovisi

(9 reviews)

The Man in the Mask High atop the Clarion Tower, a blinking red light begins to pulse signaling one of New York City's most illustrious, vigilante heroes, the Phantom Detective. In reality, he is Curtis Van Loan, a debonair playboy millionaire well known in the society columns of all the major dailies. What is hidden from the public is Van Loan's dedication to law and order. A decorated combat... See More

Length: 176 Pages (2,684 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Nov 9, 2016

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #5

by Gary Lovisi

(12 reviews)

The fifth issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine -- a special Sherlock Holmes Fiction Issue -- features an amazing new Holmes short novel by Carla Coupe, "The Adventure of the Haunted Bagpipes," plus great Holmes stories and features by Bruce I. Kilstein, Mark Wardecker, Gary Lovisi, Paula Volsky, Marc Bilgrey, Stan Trybulski, Len Moffatt. Robert Eighteen-Bisang, Lenny Picker, Alan McCright... See More

Length: 198 Pages (711 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #2

by Gary Lovisi

(21 reviews)

The second issue of SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE includes contributions from Darrell Schweitzer (?The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires?), Marc Bilgrey (?You See, But You Forget?), David Waxman (?Tough as Diamonds?), Ron Goulart (?The Mystery of the Flying Man?), Gary Lovisi (?A Study in Evil?), Jean Paiva (?Max's Cap?), M.J. Elliott (?A Reputation for Murder?), and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... See More

Length: 132 Pages (1,450 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Moon Man Volume 1

by Gary Lovisi (Airship 27 Productions)

(7 reviews)

THE ROBIN HOOD OF THE PULPS! Detective Sgt. Stephen Thatcher is the son of Police Chief Peter Thatcher. Sickened by the effects of the Great Depression on Great City, the young lawman cannot reconcile the rich society elite living the good life while across town the poor of Great City go hungry. Unable to correct this injustice through the system he represents, Thatcher assumes the role of the... See More

Length: 180 Pages (2,452 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Mar 7, 2014

Harvest of Homicide (Griff and Fats Book 2)

by Gary Lovisi (Bold Venture Press)

It's 1963 and tough-as-nails Bay City Homicide cops, Griff & Fats, find themselves mired in the most brutal cases of their careers. A brother cop has gone crazy off the rails; an out-of-town cop-killer is seeking revenge; they find themselves stalked by an unknown assailant in a mysterious black car; on top of all that a harvest of homicide is being reaped by a monster killing young women by the... See More

Length: 188 Pages (2,210 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Oct 19, 2017

Bad Girls Need Love Too: Pleasure Yourself with Pulp Fiction

by Gary Lovisi (Krause Publications)

(32 reviews)

A Lust for Life Anxious to undress, these dangerous dolls ply their womanly wares to get whatever they want: men, power and sex - lots of sex. Yet to quench their fiery desires they crave more, much more. See, even sultry sinners long for love. Bad Girls Need Love Too is a frolicking celebration of pulp fiction floozies doomed to keep looking for love in all the wrong places. Thankfully... See More

Length: 192 Pages (4,920 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Nov 10, 2010

The Crimson Mask Volume One

by Terrence McCauley

(9 reviews)

Veteran Police Sergeant Clarke is gunned down by hoodlums, shot in the back of the head. As he lay dying, a rush of blood to his face formed a macabre mask, a crimson mask! When his son, Doctor Robert "Bob" Clarke, saw that strange stigmata he interpreted it as a sign, inspiring him to become his father's avenger, the Crimson Mask! Once again Airship 27 Productions digs into the dusty vaults of... See More

Length: 172 Pages (3,177 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #3

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(1 review)

The third issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine showcases Kim Newman's tale, "A Volume in Vermillion." Plus great fiction and non-fiction by Gary Lovisi, Peter King, Jean Paiva, Darrell Schweitzer, and many more! Edited by Marvin Kaye. See More

Length: 144 Pages (2,003 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Nov 8, 2011

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine#5

by Carla Coupe

(12 reviews)

The fifth issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine -- a special Holmes Fiction Issue -- features an amazing new Holmes short novel by Carla Coupe, "The Adventure of the Haunted Bagpipes," plus great Holmes stories and features by Bruce I. Kilstein, Mark Wardecker, Gary Lovisi, Paula Volsky, Marc Bilgrey, Stan Trybulski, Len Moffatt. Robert Eighteen-Bisang, Lenny Picker, Alan McCright, and M J... See More

Length: 198 Pages (589 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #2

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(20 reviews)

The second issue of SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE includes contributions from Darrell Schweitzer (?The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires?), Marc Bilgrey (?You See, But You Forget?), David Waxman (?Tough as Diamonds?), Ron Goulart (?The Mystery of the Flying Man?), Gary Lovisi (?A Study in Evil?), Jean Paiva (?Max's Cap?), M.J. Elliott (?A Reputation for Murder?), and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... See More

Length: 133 Pages (587 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: May 22, 2012

The Invisible Men: The Jon Kirk of Ares Chronicles, Book 2

by Gary Lovisi

(2 reviews)

John Kirk of Ares -- a hero very much in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' interplanetary romances -- returns in the second book in the series! PRAISE FOR BOOK 1: "It's been nearly a century since Edgar Rice Burroughs first enchanted readers with his tales of John Carter and Dejah Thoris on the planet Barsoom. Since then, generations of writers have tried to recapture Burroughs' magic: from... See More

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The Sicilian, Book 1: Augustus, The Undefeated

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(1 review)

He was Gaetano Salvidienus Rufus, better known by most simply as The Sicilian. He had been raised by the Greek, Apollodorus, upon the Mediterranean island of Sicily after his father Quintus Salvidienus Rufus had been executed by Mark Antony as a traitor, even though his father had secretly been working for the young Roman prince, Octavian. Octavian, who was the nephew, adopted son -- and heir to... See More

Length: (10 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Dec 10, 2017

The Mind Masters: Jon Kirk of Ares, Book 4

by Gary Lovisi

(1 review)

A Scientific Romance inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter Series and set upon the faraway planet of Ares, The Mind Masters is the fourth volume in this great new series of sword-and-planet adventures! See More

Length: 152 Pages (932 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Time Masters: Jon Kirk of Ares, Book 5

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(2 reviews)

A Scientific Romance inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter series and set upon the faraway planet of Ares, The Time Masters is the fifth volume in this great new series of sword-and-planet adventures! See More

Length: 158 Pages (875 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Jan 1, 2017

The Space Men: The Jon Kirk of Ares Chronicles, Book 3

by Gary Lovisi

(3 reviews)

John Kirk of Ares -- a hero very much in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' interplanetary romances -- returns in the third book in the series! PRAISE FOR BOOK 1: "It's been nearly a century since Edgar Rice Burroughs first enchanted readers with his tales of John Carter and Dejah Thoris on the planet Barsoom. Since then, generations of writers have tried to recapture Burroughs' magic: from... See More

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Violence Is the Only Solution: 3 Vic Powers Crime Tales

by Gary Lovisi

These three Vic Powers stories present hard-boiled dysfunctionality at its most intense and brutal best. These are not tales for the easily squeamish, or those who want to spend their hours leisuring in countryclub-style mystery puzzlers. These are the darkest of excursions into taut, tough, nasty crime and noir excesses, featuring a flawed and violent hero whose life leads him on a one-way ride... See More

Length: 81 Pages (479 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Great Detective: His Further Adventures: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology

by Gary Lovisi (Wildside Press)

(27 reviews)

Sherlock Holmes! That magical name conjures up all that is thrilling and exciting about the classic mystery short story. The Great Detective, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is without doubt the most well-known and popular fictional character ever created--and with good reason. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories are fascinating excursions into scientific detection with interesting, well-formed... See More

Length: 206 Pages (1,385 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Feb 28, 2013

The Noir Mystery MEGAPACK ™: 25 Modern and Classic Mysteries

by Joseph J. Millard (Wildside Press)

(271 reviews)

The Noir Mystery MEGAPACK? presents 25 modern and classic noir (and noir-inspired) and hardboiled tales by writers new and old. Included are: KIDNAPPED EVIDENCE, by Joseph J. Millard A RAT MUST CHEW, by Gary Lovisi A RIDE FOR MR. TWO-BY-FOUR, by Bruno Fischer BEDHEAD FRED'S, REDHEAD'S DEAD, by Jack Halliday GENERALISSIMO FLATFOOT, by Walt Sheldon DOOM BOOM, by Glenn Low DEAD WRONG, by... See More

Length: 325 Pages (1,032 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Jan 14, 2015

The Sherlock Holmes Megapack: 25 Modern Tales by Masters

by Michael Kurland

(291 reviews)

This volume assembles a mammoth collection of modern Sherlock Holmes stories -- no less than 25 tales by modern masters, such as Carla Coupe, Gary Lovisi, Richard A. Lupoff, Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Resnick, and many more! (It's also an authorized edition, produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.) THE ADVENTURE OF THE ELUSIVE EMERALDS, by Carla Coupe THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND ROUND... See More

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The Third Western Megapack: 22 Classic Tales of the Old West

by S. Omar Barker

(446 reviews)

The Third Western Megapack collects 21 more great tales of the Old West, with cowboys and conmen, outlaws and gunslingers, as well as lawmen and saloon gals! Included are: ADVERTISED IN ADVANCE, by Johnston McCulley THERE AIN'T NO MEN IN HEAVEN, by Gary Lovisi MUSTANG BREED, by Alan LeMay DESERT VENUS, by Lonni Lees BAD BLOOD AT DRY ROCK, by Arlette Lees LADY SHERIFF SEES RED! by Barbara L... See More

Length: 552 Pages (2,192 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #8

by Arthur Conan Doyle (Wildside Press)

(6 reviews)

The eighth issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features the usual assortment of stories and non-fiction, including: "Sun Ching Foo's Last Trick," by Adam Beau McFarlane "Do You Love Me?" by Marc Bilgrey "The Somerset Wonder," by Ron Goulart "The Hounds of Basketballville," by Hal Charles "Hit One Out of the Park," by Jeff Baker "Travelling Light," by John M. Floyd "Date Night," by S. A... See More

Length: 128 Pages (2,780 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Nov 1, 2012

A Sherlock Holmes Notebook: A Cornucopia of Sherlockania

by Gary Lovisi

(10 reviews)

A SHERLOCK HOLMES NOTEBOOK Gary Lovisi has been collecting Sherlock Holmes arcana for decades, and has written on every aspect of the Great Detective and the literary world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He has collected 22 of those articles in this profusely illustrated edition that celebrates the joys and discovery of collecting. It's all here: from the scarce paperbacks to the classic... See More

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The Digest Enthusiast #11: Explore the world of digest magazines.

by Richard Krauss (Larque Press LLC)

(5 reviews)

This is a print replica version, readable on tables and phones via the Kindle App, not on Kindle devices. Interviews ? Janice Law (Madame Selina series AHMM) ? Paul D. Marks (Bunker Hill series EQMM) ? Jeff Vorzimmer (The Best of Manhunt) Articles ? Peter Enfantino summarizes 1954's final issues of Manhunt. ? Vince Nowell, Jr. grapples with Beyond Infinity. ? Richard Krauss spotlights... See More

Length: (12,634 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled/Published: Jan 9, 2020