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    The Second Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern & Classic Mystery Stories
    The Second Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern & Classic Mystery Stories
    The Second Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern & Classic Mystery Stories
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    The Second Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern & Classic Mystery Stories

    By Ron Goulart, Mack Reynolds, Arlette Lees and

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    The Second Mystery Megapack selects 25 more tantalizing mystery tales, by modern and classic authors. Included are:

    FUNNY STUFF, by Ron Goulart

    PIT ON THE ROAD TO HELL, by John Gregory Betancourt

    WHAT IS COURAGE? by Mack Reynolds

    JUST THE FACTS, by Meg Opperman

    TEN GRAINS OF SAND, by Christopher B. Booth

    MORE ALLISONS THAN I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH, by Michael Hemmingson

    REFLECTION OF A DREAM, by Jean Lorrah

    GRIM REAPER'S HANDICAP, by Fergus Truslow

    CASH, by Arlette Lees

    SEAS OF MISUNDERSTANDING, by Ray Cummings

    HOCUS POCUS HOMICIDE, by Gene D. Robinson

    THE RIGHT BETRAYAL, by John L. French

    JEAN MONETTE, by Eugene Francois Vidocq

    THE SENDING OF DANA DA, by Rudyard Kipling

    PHANTOM GETAWAY, by Leon Mearson

    THE MURDER OF SILAS CORD, by Harold F. Sorensen

    A BOTTOMLESS GRAVE, by Ambrose Bierce

    DEAD WOMAN, by Dr. David H. Keller

    HOOK, LINE, AND SUCKER! by Robert Turner

    THE JUDGMENT OF THE GODS, by Robert Reginald

    WILL FOR A KILL, by Emil Petaja

    DYING FOR A CLUE, by C.A. Freeburn

    BODYGUARD, by James C. Glass

    THE MASKED ALIBI, by John Gregory

    DR. WATSON'S WEDDING PRESENT, by J. Alston Cooper


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateMar 24, 2014
    ISBN9781479408894
    The Second Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern & Classic Mystery Stories
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    Ron Goulart

    Ron Goulart (1933-2022) was the author of several series and standalone novels across several genres, as well as nonfiction books on a variety of pop culture subjects, including pulp magazines and comic books. An Edgar Award nominee, a Nebula Award finalist, and an Inkpot Award-winner, his books include the TekWar series (with William Shatner), the Fragmented America books, the Marvel Novels Incredible Hulk: Stalker from the Stars and Captain America: Holocaust for Hire (as Joseph Silva, with Len Wein and Marv Wolfman), and the Mysteries Featuring Groucho Marx, including Groucho Marx, Master Detective, Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders, and Elementary My Dear Groucho.

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