hard-boiled
My Flesh is Sweet by Day Keene
My Flesh is Sweet – On the run in Mexico from the accidental killing of a drunken Mexican general, Ad Conners and Eleana Hayes must somehow make it back across the border to confront a decades-old secret that could destroy them both.
Death Stalks the Night by Hugh B. Cave
Death Stalks the Night – Shudderry thrills aplenty as the Acid Murderer roams the city, leaving death in his trail.
Bet On Murder – Three Stories by Roger Torrey
Bet On Murder – Three stories of kidnapping, murder, frame-ups, greed and espionage on the World War II home front.
Nemesis – Two Novelettes by William P. McGivern
Nemesis – two stories, one of a very clever plan gone awry, and the other of a conspiracy to frame a random innocent man for murder.
Murder on the Soundstage and Other Stories by Robert Leslie Bellem
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.
I’m a Dead Man – Four Stories by W.T. Ballard
I’m a Dead Man – Four novelettes of murders committed to cover up fraud and to exact revenge. But as smart as the murderers think they are, they always make a mistake.
The Complete Chet Lacey by Robert Sidney Bowen
The Complete Chet Lacey – Eleven stories of the cases of Private Detective Chet Lacey. He finds murder, blackmail, and the seamy side of life even in the “nicest” parts of society.
42 Days For Murder by Roger Torrey
42 Days For Murder – It takes six weeks or 42 days to get a quickee divorce in Reno. A lot can happen in 42 days.
Chet Lacey: Guns Are Handy Things by Robert Sidney Bowen
When Chet Lacey, Private Investigator, deals with the low life grifters that surround high society he finds that guns can be handy things.
Chet Lacey- Private Investigator by Robert Sidney Bowen
Chet Lacey- Private Investigator – Five stories of the cases of Private Detective Chet Lacey. He finds murder, blackmail, and the seamy side of life even in the “nicest” parts of society.
Give ‘Em Hell! by C.K.M. Scanlon
Give ‘Em Hell! – A trail of murders and kidnappings of young women lead Dan Fowler, ace man-hunter of the F.B.I. to a ‘good town’, a town entirely controlled by criminals.
The Continental Op -1923 by Dashiell Hammett
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.