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As constable of Grande Isle Parish, Louisiana (Jerem Jenks is the name), I'll naturally stick to bald facts when I write the official report. I've pieced together details of the killing out at the Deveau place without much trouble. It was a simple, direct act of violence. Once it was started, it had to end in blood...
10) Gator Bait
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When Chat, a boy living in the Bayou,, goes out "Gator Baiting" with his stepfather, he is reluctant, but his abusive "Pa" steamrolls over him.
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Murder - it's one of the staples of mystery fiction. One of the unwritten rules of the mystery novel is to start your murder in the first chapter...and on the first page, if possible! Collected here are 22 tales of murder. Some are fiendish. ("The Doorbell" is especially chilling.) Some are exotic. (Egyptian mummy murder? You bet!) Some take place in far-off locations. (The Canadian woods? At sea? In foreign countries? Why not!) What they all have...
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Talmage Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him - we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far...and who knows how many are out there under pseudonyms or buried in obscure magazines? He wrote his first novel, The Smasher, in...
13) Somebody Cares
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Veteran detective Odus Martin believes there's always somebody who cares about a death, that no one is truly alone. When he and a rookie investigate the death of a shy orphan with no friends, they discover her landlady, her boss, and the head of the orphanage are indifferent to her. Who will care this time?
A definite change of pace for Talmage Powell!
14) Mind the Posies
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"You don't know me," a thin, taut, male voice said, "and my name's not important. What I've got to say concerns your husband -- and a girl."
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I was bone-tired when I locked the last gas pump, turned off the lights and closed the garage door. It had been a long day. One of an endless number of days.
I crossed the concrete apron, got in my jalopy and started the motor. I gave the filling station a last look. It was tired and grubby in the early night. I'd really tried to make a go of it here, but one man can only do so much.
All I wanted was to get a hot bath, food, and some sleep. I lived...
16) Return No More
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Connors watched the cheap electric clock on the mantel. It was almost nine o'clock in the morning. He lighted a cigarette. His hands were shaking badly. She would leave at nine o'clock. And he would be alone in the apartment. He hadn't been alone in over twenty years. He hadn't been out of her presence since she'd met him at the prison gates yesterday...
18) Next!
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He's standing over you holding a razor. It's sharper than the sharpest knife...
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We are delighted to present our second collection of Talmage Powell mystery short stories! Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more than 500 short stories, and we have no reason to doubt him - we are working on a bibliography of his work and have documented 373 magazine stories so far...and who knows how many are out there under...
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