Harvey Garrard, as his limousine crawled over London Bridge and turned into the dingy streets beyond, leaned forward in his seat looking out of the window with the half-weary anticipation of one who revisits familiar but distasteful scenes. There was a faint air of disgust in his expression as the well-known odours of the neighbourhood assailed his nostrils. Forty-eight hours ago he had been living in a paradise of mimosa and roses warmed by Riviera sunshine, his senses rea...

Five people were seated around a table in the private office of a well-known solicitor in Lincoln’s Inn. Their expressions and general attitude were sufficiently disturbed to suggest that their gathering was of no ordinary moment. A grey-haired, untidy looking woman in seedy black was tapping the mahogany table in front of her with long, ill-cared for nails, and breathing quickly. A fat, red-cheeked man, with a waistcoat the lower buttons of which failed to connect, with bl...

„Major Haynes of the Secret Service” is a fine series of Wallace stories about wartime espionage. During the First World War Edgar Wallace wrote a number of morale-boosting tales about the skill and derring-do of the British military and intelligence services, mostly in the form of series published under such titles as „Tam o’ the Scoots,” „Companions of the Ace High,” and „Clarence-Private”. Several series were published in the form of dramatic pseudo-documentary accounts ...

This is a typical Walla? e sensational story, and no one needs a better recommendation that. Lady Mary Danton and her infant daughter disappeared when Jim Steele, Mr. Salter’s legal assistant, was five. Almost 20 years later, the Danton fortune is about to be distributed to Digby Groat and his mother. But Jim is uneasy. Can he solve the mystery? The mystery surrounding the mark of the blue hand and Eunice’s birth, the schemes and plots of the evil Digby Groat, murder, and t...

The name, „Edgar Wallace”, threads through early twentieth century crime fiction like a stream that turns out to be a lot deeper and wider than you thought. During the 1920’s and 30’s, it was said that one of every four books read in England was written by Wallace, who ultimately produced 173 books and 17 plays. „The Hand of Power” is a tale about the sale of a desk designed by a butler who murdered his wife. This book has all the aspects of good mysteries from around 1930 ...

This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1929. „"The Golden Hades"” is a tale of murder and a symbol on bank notes leading to a sinister organization. This mystery novel features Wilbur Smith of the Treasury Department for Counterfeit in his investigations. Each time a crime happens be it a robbery or a murder, there is a sinister sign of Pluto (Hades) gold there... a statue of the Greek god of the underworld and the sign of dangerous gang of forgers. On...

A lively and amusing story, dealing with the adventures of eighteen jovial, big hearted Montana cowboys. First published in 1910, „The Happy Family” (a sequel to „Chip of the Flying U”) continues the various funny and catchy happenings of the well-known interesting beloved characters – Weary, Irish, Pink, Happy Jack, Big Medicine, and in particular Andy Green, storyteller extraordinaire, and the rest. They were so popular that their creator devoted a series of novels to the...

„The Exploits of Airman Hay” is a series of ten stories about an intrepid aviator by the name of Captain Murray Hay. The stories fast-paced with some surprising twists and turns, well written and great to read. The book presents the stories under the titles found in Edgar Wallace’s manuscript, most of which correspond to those used in Topical Times. Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include „The Four Jus...

Almost unknown today, Footner was a Candadian journalist and author of many adventure and mystery novels. His first works were primarily travelogues of various river trips in Canada and the U.S., although he did produce some adventure novels. He is also credited with introducing the first American female investigator in Madame Storey and her plain assistant who explains the evolving solutions to her boss’ cases. So we are introduced to the fascinating Madame Rosika Storey, ...

Hawks and Eagles is the author’s classic. The brand is a great storyteller who shows his enthusiasm for humans and animals, such characters as a professor, a small dog, and Mole. Joe Good, the protagonist, he’s twenty years old. His father was killed by the richest man in the city, because he wants a good ranch not to be. A good, lazy, prickly guy who lacks a sense of respect and respect for everyone in the city. The only thing he can do is to handle a whip with such skill ...

The plot of „"Hay-Wire"” is centering around a family ranch and settled town. Lynn Hayward is bitter and frustrated over the way his family’s ranch has fallen into disrepair through his vicious-tempered invalid father’s stinginess and willful neglect. Lynn reaches the pitch of resentment when he discovers that an apparently penniless old prospector, who’s been taking gifts and favors from the Haywards for years, is actually concealing a fortune in his cabin. Bower’s portray...

Madame Rosika Storey was one of the most celebrated fictional female private investigators during the Golden Age of the mystery (1920-40). She is a beautiful detecative who solves four cases for you in a manner most effecative, arriving at conclusions by processes subliminal, since intuition is her guide in locating the criminal. See what happen in each case, both dangerous and difficult. And since her intuition is so perfectly reliable, and backed up by ingenious proof who...

A historical romance and tale of adventure, set in England during the fourteenth century. Descendent of a noble family, Nigel Loring is the last of his race, and living alone with his aged grand-mother, upon a small remnant of their great estate. In service to King Edward III, Sir Nigel Loring must prove himself worthy of the hand of his the Lady Mary by performing three deeds in her honor. On his way to the altar, Nigel rescues a woman from dishonor, fights a pirate leader...

As well as penning some of the most popular detective fiction, Conan Doyle also wrote thrilling adventure stories. „Rodney Stone” is a combination of both. Nelson, Beau Brummell, Fox and King George III himself appear in a tale at the heart of which is, as one character says, „a pretty conspiracy – a criminal, an actress and a prize-fighter, all playing their parts”. The book is narrated by Rodney, in 1851 thinking back over the events 1803, when Rodney was 17 and his best ...

Najgłośniejsza z powieści Harrisona, której ekranizacja pt. Zielona pożywka z Charltonem Hestonem w roli głównej została wyróżniona w 1974 r. nagrodą Nebula. Na skrajnie przeludnionej, zdegradowanej Ziemi kończy się żywność. Ludzie walczą o jej okruchy ze sobą i szczurami. Nieliczne bogatsze państwa bronią swych zasobów zza umocnień granicznych, a wojna jest poniekąd błogosławieństwem, bo ogranicza liczbę gąb do wyżywienia. W kilkudziesięciomilionowym głodnym, tonącym...

W latach 60. XX wieku muzyka pop gwałtownie przyspieszyła i wkrótce przekroczyła barierę dźwięku. Stało się to w roku 1966. Mieszanina popu, pop artu, odważnej mody i radykalnych idei politycznych, podlana przełomową literaturą i LSD, doprowadziła wtedy do uwolnienia twórczych sił, które na zawsze zmieniły kulturowe obliczenie Europy i Ameryki. A pop trwale zagościł na ulicy i na salonach. Fascynująca opowieść Jona Savage'a przypomina nam najważniejsze dokonania The Beatles...

Hanns Heinz Ewers war gebürtiger Düsseldorfer, Weltenbummler, ein Vorläufer der Beat-Generation, drogenerfahren, experimentierfreudig, skandalumwittert, ein Bestsellerautor. „Vampir” ist der Abschluss seiner autobiographisch geprägten Frank-Braun-Romane (Alraune/Der Zauberlehrling) und spielt zur Zeit des ersten Weltkriegs in den USA. „Vampir”: ein Roman zwischen Mescalrausch, Lust und Vampirismus, ein Roman über Demagogie und die Macht der Rede. Aus dem Buch: „In dem Jahre...

Ewers Geschichten kreisen um die Themen Phantastik, Erotik, Kunst bzw. Künstler und Reisen in exotische Länder. Seine teils äußerst drastischen Darstellungen machten ihn zum skandalumwitterten Bestsellerautor, gleichzeitig musste er sich immer wieder gegen den Vorwurf zur Wehr setzen, seine Werke seien trivial, unmoralisch oder pornographisch. Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871-1943) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Filmemacher, Globetrotter und Kabarettist. Aus dem Buch „Der Zauberl...

Zwei Großkonzerne wollen – nachdem sie die Atomkraft bereits nutzbar gemacht haben – die atmosphärische Elektrizität für sich gewinnen. Parallel steht die Entdeckung eines neuen „Energiestoffes” mit noch nie dagewesenen Eigenschaften ganz oben auf der Prioritätenliste der Konzerne. Das Atmosphärische Elektrizitätswerk des deutschen Bergmann-Konzerns arbeitet dank der genialen Erfindungen eines gewissen Dr. Frank famos, während das amerikanische AE-Werk der United Electric n...

Im Jahr 1955 droht das britische Empire zu zerfallen, denn Kanada und Australien wollen einen Zollverbund mit den USA bilden. Letztendlich erklären nach kriegerischen Provokationen die Briten den USA den Krieg. In diesem Moment greift die „Macht der Drei ein”: Drei Männer (der Deutsche Sylvester Bursfeld, der Schwede Erik Truwor und der Inder Soma Atma) mit einer neuartigen, gefährlichen Waffe, dem telenergetischen Strahler. Sämtliches Kriegsgerät der Erde wäre wirkungslos ...

Klaus im Glück ist ein 1928 veröffentlichter Roman des Autors Hans Dominik. Hans Dominik (1872-1945) war ein deutscher Science-Fiction- und Sachbuchautor, Wissenschaftsjournalist und Ingenieur. Diesmal wurde das Schicksal eines armen Bauernjungen dem Leben nacherzählt, dem eine schneidige Lebensrettung Gelegenheit bietet, Techniker zu werden. Man steigt mit dem munteren Jungen auf den Führerstand der Lokomotive, lernt Eisenbahnen und Brücken bauen, begleitet ihn nach Südwes...

Kautschuk ist ein Science-Fiction-Thriller von Hans Dominik aus dem Jahre 1930. Die Butadien-Kohlenwasserstoffe haben sich doch als glänzende Ausgangsbasen für synthetischen Kautschuk erwiesen. Synthetisch hergestellter Kautschuk würde den Weltrohstoffmarkt revolutionieren und dazu noch ein unglaubliches Geschäft für die Großkonzerne werden. Der skrupellosen Amerikaner James Headstone setzt ein Heer von Spionen und deren Helfershelfern ein, um in den Besitz einer deutschen ...

Unsichtbare Kräfte ist ein 1943 veröffentlichter Science-Fiction-Roman des Autors Hans Dominik. Ein Roman, der sich in noch gänzlich unerforschte Gebiete vorwagt und in dem die unvergleichliche dramatische Schilderungskunst des Altmeisters der Zukunftsliteratur einen Höhepunkt erreicht. Einem bisher unbekannten Erfinder gelingt die Konstruktion eines Apparats, der neuartige Strahlen aussendet. Vermöge dieser Strahlen ist es möglich, Menschen, Häuser und größere Komplexe zu ...

Lebensstrahlen ist ein Science-Fiction-Roman von Hans Dominik aus dem Jahre 1938. Dieser Roman handelt es sich um einen spannenden Wissenschaftskrimi, in dem es um Spionage, Ideenklau und die Vermarktung profitabel erscheinender Geschäftsideen geht. In einer gut abgesicherten Burg arbeitet Dr. Eisenlohr an dem Problem der Urzeugung. Endlich gibt es erste Erfolge: einer Forschergruppe gelingt es nach zahlreichen Experimenten die Urzeugung nachzuvollziehen, was heißt, dass ma...