Sand in the Snow
As Jim Daniels seeks respite from his courtroom duties at Blair Wiles’ estate in Phantom Lake, he’s thrust into a web of murder. His involvement begins with defending Pete Carson, accused of killing his sweetheart. Shortly after, the wealthy Mrs. Gordon Gregory is found stabbed, and Daniels feels duty-bound to solve the mystery. A cast of intriguing characters, including a half-crippled host, a fortune-hunting suitor, and a mysterious man with a bandaged face, adds layers to the plot. Daniels uncovers oil-soaked sand and a missing money-belt, leading him to a trial where legal fireworks explode.
Written by pulp legend Norbert Davis, this thrilling narrative weaves suspense and mystery in the scenic Sierras and San Benito, leaving readers on the edge of their seats.
The Argosy Library #135
The Complete Cases of Max Latin (The Dime Detective Library)
Back in print! Enjoy the adventures of Max Latin, the detective who doesn’t want to be a detective! Author Norbert Davis mixed the classic hard-boiled style with humor, making Max Latin unique in pulp fiction. Appearing for only five stories in Dime Detective, this new edition restores all the original John Fleming Gould illustrations and includes an authoritative introduction by Bob Byrne.
The Price of a Dime: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Ben Shaley
The Black Mask writings of one of the great detective pulp writers are finally collected in book form. Author Norbert Davis broke in to the pages of the prestigious Black Mask magazine while still in college: sales which launched his influential pulp writing career. So influential that Davis’ Black Mask story, “Red Goose,” so impressed Raymond Chandler that he decided to submit his work to that magazine upon reading it.
Known best for his Max Latin series of screwball detective stories, these earlier efforts for Black Mask in the mid-1930s were among those which editor Cap Shaw proudly purchased for that magazine. In addition to both stories of his series character, Ben Shaley, this collection also includes three other early Davis stories from Black Mask. Includes an all-new introduction by Norbert Davis aficionado Bob Byrne.
The Dime Detective Library: Series 5 (Six Book Set)
This specially-priced set includes all six books in Series 5 of The Dime Detective Library:
- The Complete Cases of Vee Brown, Volume 2 by Carroll John Daly
- The Complete Cases of Bail-Bond Dodd, Volume 2 by Norbert Davis
- The Complete Cases of Horatio Humberton, Volume 1 by J. Paul Suter
- The Complete Cases of Anne Marsh by Arthur Leo Zagat
- The Complete Cases of the Blue Barrel, Volume 1 by William E. Barrett
- The Complete Cases of the Arson Dick by Leslie T. White
Considered the greatest of all detective pulps to only Black Mask, Dime Detective was the home to dozens of classic, quirky series characters, all with an offbeat twist. Get all of Series 5 at a discount!
The Complete Cases of Bail-Bond Dodd, Volume 2 (The Dime Detective Library)
Bailbondsman William “Bail-Bond” Dodd was the first series character that hard-boiled genius Norbert Davis created for Harry Steeger’s best detective pulp. Running for eight installments, Volume 2 collects the balance of the series. This unique series was one of the best Davis ever wrote for the pages of Dime Detective, the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
Black Mask (Fall 2016)
The greatest detective magazine of all time is back for another collection of the best in hard-boiled fiction. Featuring classic material from the vaults of Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and other high-quality pulp magazines. And this issue is headlined by an all-new story, “Bucketful of Bullets,” by award-winning author Paul Bishop.
Argosy (Fall 2016)
The greatest pulp magazine returns with a star-studded installment featuring several of the best authors ever to appear in Argosy, encompassing a wide variety of genres and containing a mixture of stand-alone novelettes. These stories also feature several of Argosy’s series characters such as swashbuckler Denis Burke, high-seas adventurer “Bellow Bill” Williams, soldier of fortune Jimmie Cordie, and rakehellies Cleve & d’Entreville.
The Argosy Library: Series 2 (Ten Book Set)
by Max Brand, Murray R. Montgomery, Norbert Davis, Fred MacIsaac, Theodore Roscoe, Loring Brent, Ralph Milne Farley, Cleve F. Adams, J.U. Giesy & Junius B. Smith, and Jack Bechdolt
This specially-priced set includes all ten books in Series 2 of The Argosy Library:
- Champion of Lost Causes by Max Brand, introduction by William F. Nolan
- The Scarlet Blade: The Rakehelly Adventures of Cleve and d’Entreville, Volume 1 by Murray R. Montgomery
- Doan and Carstairs: Their Complete Cases by Norbert Davis, introduction by Evan Lewis
- The King Who Came Back by Fred MacIsaac
- Blood Ritual: The Adventures of Scarlet and Bradshaw, Volume 1 by Theodore Roscoe
- The City of Stolen Lives: The Adventures of Peter the Brazen, Volume 1 by Loring Brent, introduction by Will Murray
- The Radio Gun-Runners by Ralph Milne Farley
- Sabotage by Cleve F. Adams
- The Complete Cabalistic Cases of Semi Dual, the Occult Detector, Volume 2: 1912–13 by J.U. Giesy and Junius B. Smith, introduction by Garyn Roberts, Ph.D
- South of Fifty-Three by Jack Bechdolt
Doan and Carstairs: Their Complete Cases (The Argosy Library)
For the first time in an authorized edition, all five stories of Doan and his “partner,” his Great Dane, Carstairs. These quirky hard-boiled detective stories were written by Norbert Davis, the Black Mask author who inspired Raymond Chandler to try his hand at the genre.
This edition includes all three Doan and Carstairs novels (The Mouse in the Mountain, Sally’s in the Alley, and Oh, Murderer Mine), as well as the two short stories from the pulps: “Holocaust House” and “Cry Murder!” It’s rounded off with an all-new introduction by Evan Lewis.
The Argosy Library #13
The Dime Detective Library: Series 2 (Seven Book Set)
by Carroll John Daly, Frederick C. Davis, Norbert Davis, G.T. Fleming-Roberts, T.T. Flynn, and Edith and Ejler Jackobson
This specially-priced set includes all seven books in Series 2 of The Dime Detective Library:
- The Complete Cases of Secrets, Inc., Volume 1 by Frederick C. Davis, introduction by Will Murray
- The Complete Cases of the Reckoner by Carroll John Daly
- The Complete Cases of Keyhole Kerry, Volume 2 by Frederick C. Davis
- The Complete Cases of Mr. Maddox, Volume 2 by T.T. Flynn
- The Complete Cases of Jeffery Wren, Volume 1 by G.T. Fleming-Roberts, introduction by James T. Roberts
- The Complete Cases of Bail-Bond Dodd, Volume 1 by Norbert Davis
- The Complete Cases of the Bleeder by Edith and Ejler Jackobson, introduction by Garyn G. Roberts, Ph.D.
Considered the greatest of all detective pulps to only Black Mask, Dime Detective was the home to dozens of classic, quirky series characters, all with an offbeat twist. Get all of Series 2 at a big discount!
The Complete Cases of Bail-Bond Dodd, Volume 1 (The Dime Detective Library)
Bailbondsman William “Bail-Bond” Dodd was the first series character that hard-boiled genius Norbert Davis created for Harry Steeger’s best detective pulp. Running for eight installments, this unique series was one of the best Davis ever wrote for the pages of Dime Detective, the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
As a bonus, this edition also includes the first story that Davis wrote for Dime Detective: “The Gin Monkey.”