double-cross

The Maltese Falcon – Treachery, deceit and one murder after another dogs private detective Sam Spade on the trail of a jewel encrusted golden statuette.

Seven Lies South – An American expat gets unwittingly drawn into a plot to hide an ex-Nazi’s corruption and dirty secrets. An ex-Nazi officer, a British grifter and a Canadian gold digger each want to use a broken American pilot to further their individual grafts.

Men of Vengeance – Two short novels about men who had been used and taken advantage of, and how they had overcome.

The Continental Op-1927 – From ‘The Big Knockover’ to the beginnings of the Poisonville stories, 1927 was a very important year for Dashiell Hammett.

Murder on the Soundstage and Other Stories – Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, gets caught in the middle of some jealous lovers and some double crossed deals and barely makes it out alive. Jealous actors, big time producers, even some members of the production crews get caught up by the green eyed monster.

The Glittering Coffins – On a manhunt for three escaped fugitives, Special Agent Dan Fowler coincidentally meets a very lovely former acquaintance who was once involved in an old case. Could she be at the center of this new mystery? Or was she different now?

Adobe Gold and Other Stories – A lost treasure of gold, a hidden outlaw town, a gambler and his sister, and a framed man on the run. These are the elements of these four stories by Eli Colter.

Mission: Murder – Conspiracy, theft, murder and the love of a good woman are the key ingredients to these stories by John D. MacDonald

Renegade Payoff and Other Stories – Four Western tales by Ed Earl Repp.

Red Aces – Baffling murders on a bitter night with deep snowfall; the only clues are two red aces. A story from the investigations of Mr. J. G. Reeder.

The Continental Op -1923 – Written in first person, these are the stories of an unnamed operative for the Continental Detective Agency. The Continental Op deals with the gamut of human crime and cruelty.

Good Men and Bad men, cheating, gambling, murder and honor or the lack of it, in the old West.