Red Skye, ace American pilot in World War II, has an enemy in Baron Skull...an enemy who will rest at nothing to murder him! A classic pulp aviation story from 1942.

This time, we have a smashing lineup, with original mysteries from such notables as John M. Floyd (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Steve Hockensmith (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), and Sharon Hunt. Plus we have an original solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles. And our mystery novel is The Bishop Murder Case, featuring Philo Vance in his fourth outing. On the fantasy and science fiction end, we have originals by David Jarvis and Jared Stonefield, a dark fantasy from British master John S. Glasby, pulp sci-fi from Joseph J. Millard, and a far-future science-fantasy novel from Lin Carter, as we reach the middle volume of his Gondwane series. Fun stuff! Here’s the complete lineup— Cover Art: Tom Miller NOVELS The Bishop Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine [Philo Vance #4] Philo Vance investigates a series of bizarre murders, each tied to a nursery rhyme. The Immortal of World’s End, by Lin Carter [Gondwane #3] Continuing our serialization of the Gondwane Epic, here is the third volume! SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY “Deck of Cards,” by Hal Charles Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there! SHORT STORIES “The Dark Woods,” by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story] A curious boy hears a chilling tale from a stranger, but the past may hold darker truths. “Shadow of the Badger,” by Steve Hockensmith [Barb Goffman Presents short story] Desperate to save his family, young Gustav sets out to end winter—but danger lurks nearby. “Giving Gifts,” by Sharon Hunt A midnight call brings Martha to a dying woman's side, where buried secrets demand reckoning. “The Day After Hamlet Died,” by David Jarvis Horatio unravels the truth behind Ophelia’s death, facing ghosts, conspiracies, and betrayal. “Ionian Twilight,” by Jared Stonefield On a doomed starliner spiraling toward Jupiter, a couple faces a heartbreaking decision. “Dark Kith and Kin,” by John S. Glasby When a doctor visits a reclusive widow in a decaying mansion, buried family secrets resurface, and death comes calling... “Crash on Viar,” by Joseph J. Millard A desperate pilot trapped on a dead moon fights for survival against an unforgiving void.

William Augustus Bowles -- a British Loyalist during, and for a quarter century after, the American Revolutionary War. Part soldier, part dreamer, and part adventurer, he went from service in the British Army to joining the Muskogee Peoples, rising to be a respected war chief among the Native Americans. He waged war on the Spanish and fought to create a Native American state. His story embodies the idea of the individual hero: Bowles is resourceful, far-seeing, and selfless, always fighting not only personal enemies, but national enemies of both Great Britain and his adopted country -- The United Nation of the Creeks and the Cherokees. Joseph J. Millard has painstakingly researched the life and career of William Bowles, painting a picture of a man driven by his beliefs. Soldier -- Ambassador -- Pirate -- Indian Chief -- A man chosen by Destiny to become one of the greatest American Legends!

Galactic empires. Mighty heroes blasting their way to victory. Galaxy-spanning quests. They're all essential ingredients for a space opera! Here are 6 classic novellas from the pulps, showcasing galaxy-spanning adventures. Included are: "Thunder to Venus," by Joseph J. Millard "The Last Outpost," by Nelson S. Bond "Martian Adventure," by Robert Moore Williams "A Planet Named Shayol," by Cordwainer Smith "The Superstition Seeders," by Edward Wellen "And We Sailed the Mighty Dark," by Frank Belknap Long If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

A desperate pilot trapped on a dead moon fights for survival against an unforgiving void. Classic pulp sci-fi from a master!

The original 1939 blurb for this story reads: "Molding corpses stalk darkness as fate cuts a grim, macabre jigsaw of death!" Today you would except a zombie story, as with the hit TV show "The Walking Dead," but in the original pages of the pulp magazine Thrilling Mystery, you get the opposite—a classic crime story by one of the best pulp writers of the era. The dead may walk, but there is always a rational explanation, no matter how sensational the blurb.

The Noir Mystery MEGAPACKTM 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 Lucille Cali GRIM REAPER'S HANDICAP, by Fergus Truslow SUICIDE SOUVENIR, by Dennis Layton HAIR OF THE CAT, by Robert Turner HERO, by John L. French BLACKMAIL IN THE RED, by Chester Whitehorn MEET MY MUMMY, by Elroy Arno SATAN TURNS THE TIMETABLES, by David M. Norman I DIE DAILY, by H. Wolff Salz MAHATMA OF MAYHEM, by Robert Leslie Bellem ROOM 801, by Jack Halliday NO LIVING WITNESS, by Emile C. Tepperman TARAWA PAYOFF, by H. Wolff Salz WRONG NUMBER, by John L. Benton MYSTERY OF THE MEXICALI MURDERS, by J. Lane Linklater TIME TO KILL, by Leo Hoban RAINY TUESDAY, by Jack Halliday MURDER THROWS A RINGER, by Carl G. Hodges LOVE KILLS, by Gary Lovisi If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 170 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

The true story of Richens Lacy "Cut-Hand" Wootton, mountain man, pioneer, explorer, and trader who helped open the American West. Dick Wootton was "two hundred pounds of hard muscle with a wild shock of bristling hair to match" when in 1836 he set out from Kentucky for the far west. He lived to become one of the greatest of all those who helped tame a savage and unknown land. In childhood when playing with an axe, Dick lost two fingers and was always called "Cut-Hand" by the Native Americans. They knew him as a white man whose word to them was never broken. As a trapper, explorer, buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, and scout, he lived enough adventures for a dozen ordinary men. But he went on to drive a flock of 9,000 sheep over 1,600 miles of desert and mountains to the California gold fields, outwitting Native Americans and bandits on the way, and made a fortune from the venture. With the Colorado gold strike, Dick opened the first store and hotel in Denver, then founded the town of Pueblo. His last great exploit was to blast open the 50-mile Raton Pass between New Mexico and Colorado to establish the first toll road in the west. He lived there until his death in 1893, watching a growing nation surge westward over the trails he had carved out from the wilderness.

This is the saga of one of the most fabulous characters that ever lived: Ben Hogan, better known as the Gentleman from Hell, who was living proof that fact is stranger than fiction. There have been outstandingly wicked vice lords, gamblers, robbers, and murderers. Hogan was all these and more. During his incredible life, he was a pirate, blockade runner, spy, bounty jumper, pimp, bartender, confidence man, and showman. He boasted of having sent over two hundred beautiful women to Hell to await his return. He was also the strongest man in the world, the uncrowned heavyweight bare-knuckle boxing champion, candidate for Congress, and finally, a fighting evangelist. At the climax of his life, he dominated one of the wildest and bawdiest periods of American history. Ben Hogan really lived -- and perhaps he died. No one has evidence of his death. His end is as steeped in mystery as the incredible force that drove and sustained him throughout life. To recreate Hogan's story, author Joseph J. Millard went to the oil-fields of Pennsylvania to walk the ground Ben Hogan walked, to see the scenes of his escapades. He dug into old newspapers and journals, into letters and diaries, and studied hundreds of old photographs of the era. From this research came the story of The Wickedest Man...one of the most amazing life-stories ever published!

For decades the Cheyennes endured abuses from the white settlers without spilling a single drop of white blood in well-merited reprisal. Finally goaded beyond human endurance, they turned on their tormentors with pent-up ferocity. They fought with desperate courage, but also with a high sense of honor, and gave the U.S. Army some of its bloodiest trouncings. Hungry, homeless, and driven, the Cheyennes repeatedly defeated overwhelming forces of well-equipped troops to win the accolade: "The finest natural cavalry on Earth." Here is the story of a mighty people who had war forced upon them, and who reluctantly made themselves the scourge of the Plains, weaving a crimson thread into the tapestry of Western history.