In Death and the Naked Lady, death is on the passenger list of the luxury liner as it makes its way across the Atlantic. And in The Lady and the Cheetah, an out-of-work newspaper report is mistaken fo
An emotionally charged social drama from 1922 involving an impulsive woman who marries for love, then has to cope with the consequences; plus stories in a similar vein from the same period. From the a
Two collections of vintage horror stories originally published in 1914 and 1917 from Algernon Blackwood, one of the greatest writers of supernatural fiction in the 20th century.
The Haunts of Men was originally published in 1898. It has been reprinted in full, with the addition of three non-supernatural stories each from The King in Yellow and The Maker of Moons, plus a secti
Reprinted from their original early 1940s unexpurgated editions, these two early thrillers by James Hadley Chase reveal the brutal world of American gangsters and the equally ruthless detective who tr
Three very rare early novels by the "King of the Paperbacks" from the golden age. Like Mink Like Murder has never been published in English in its original format before.
Set against the tough and dangerous world of 1940s New York, two classic noir novels include Sweet Money Girl, in which the lives of three unlikely characters collide in December New York City, and Li
John D. MacDonald created the tremendously popular Travis McGee series. This is the single, most complete biography of MacDonald thus far, available for the first time in paperback.
Rick Ollerman has written many fine introductions for Stark House Press, building a dependable and knowledgeable reputation in the field of noir fiction. This essay collection should appeal to all fan
Two classic mysteries from the golden age of paperback publishing, originally published by Graphic Books and Lion Books in 1949 and 1951, and unavailable since then.
There is a continuing interest in The Beats, including new books and films such as the 2012 production of On the Road starring Viggo Mortensen and Amy Adams; cultural influences and academic studies a
Originally published in 1963 and 1956, Virgin Cay is the story of a beached sailor who is asked to commit the perfect murder, and A Night Out pits a group of drug smugglers and a rich nymphomaniac aga
Originally published between 1952 and 1954, these three short thrillers "pack a knockout combination: sharp dialogue, pacey plots [and] superbly rounded characters," according to modern noir
Two classic noir thrillers originally published as paperback originals in 1960 and 1957. "He had few peers among noir writers of the 50s and 60s; he has few peers today." –Bill Pronzini
Mr. Mac is a minor character in the Sherlock Holmes canon. Gary Lovisi, editor and publisher of Gryphon Books--and strong Holmes enthusiast--has created two short pastiches featuring Mr. Mac as he wor
Rohmer created Fu Manchu and other superb villains. In these two mysteries, we are introduced to Gaston Max, a Parisian detective and a master of disguise, hot in the pursuit of two criminal mastermin
Peter Rabe created the archetypical gangster in Daniel Port and wrote about him in six different thrillers. These first three books introduce us to Port and his criminal world. Here is Port the master
Irish Mick finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place when he becomes the owner of a recording studio in which the son of a Mafia boss taken a sudden and lethal interest.
Lion Books in the 1950s was a mini-powerhouse of hard-boiled and noir paperback original crime fiction. They published just over 200 books in their main series, mostly crime and westerns—but even thei
Gang Girl and Sex Bum are two novels of hardboiled erotica originally written for the men's paperback market in the early 1960's. This edition reprints the original cover art from Gang Girl and featur
Barry N. Malzberg's comic masterpiece back in print at last! Harry the Flat is dead and buried in the backstretch of Aqueduct Raceway. Our hero, for reasons many and varied, must dig him up, or suffer
A pair of classic thrillers from the creator of King Kong, the Four Just Men, Mr. J. G. Reeder and other famous characters. Who is the mysterious charlatan who calls himself Jack o' Judgment and elude
Offers two tales of mystery and psychological suspense featuring The Old Battle-Ax, about a sister who denies knowing her own sister after she is murdered, and Dark Power, in which an aunt with a sini
A lone driver picks up a beautiful woman and gets more than he bargained for, and the perfect heist is made complicated when a drunken neighbor climbs in the wrong window. From the author of Clean Bre
Called the "king of all thriller writers," James Hadley Chase is the master of suspenseful deception, and these are two of his finest works, reprinted from the 1950's and 60's. Included is a new intro
