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Another bookful of Dan Turner stories from 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, and 1943 issues of Spicy Detective Stories, Speed Detective, and Dan Turner Hollywood Detective. Included in this book are: Dead Man's Head, Falling Star, Silverscreen Spectre, Veiled Lady, Death's Passport, Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead, Star Chamber, Riddle in the Rain, Sleeping Dogs, and Sing a Song of Murder.
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Another bookful of Dan Turner Hollywood Detective stories from 1944 and 1945 issues of Speed Detective. Included in this book are: Coffin Frame, Gun From Gotham, Stock Shot, Stars Die at Night, Trump for the Ace, Morgue Case, Snatch Buster, Suicide Stunt, Dolly Shot, Funeral Fade-Out.
PERIL PRESS presents: Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, February 1943 ARROW FROM NOWHERE by Robert Leslie Bellem There was only one man on the set who could have shot the arrow, yet Dan hated to think Jeff could be guilty. Motive tumbles over motive, and suspect waltzes around with suspect—but there still remains the question: Where did the arrow come from? 6000 Words Hollywood Detective, December 1945 COFFIN FOR A COWARD by Robert Leslie Bellem The clean-living young movie star had emoted his final scene in the audible tintypes. He was now knifed deader than a poached egg, and maybe there'd been more in his life than was suspected by his associates. In any case, Dan Turner, having been in at the kick-off of this murder game, decided he'd throw his weight around until the final whistle! 5000 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, May 1943 MONSTER'S MALICE by Robert Leslie Bellem It was a screwy assignment. The bogey-man thought he was going crazy! "I want you to save me from myself, Mr. Turner," he said. "I'm turning into a werewolf. And I want you to keep me from hurting my wife . . ." 5100 Words Speed Detective, February 1946 HOMICIDE SURPRISE by Robert Leslie Bellem Dan Turner was out for the gravy, and he got it—right in the kisser! Which made Hollywood's ace private dick almost as mad as the corpse's bodyguard, who, in friendly fashion, beat the bejunior out of his pal Dan. All in all, it was the whackiest murder case in his career! 5500 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, December, 1942 THE COLOR OF MURDER by Robert Leslie Bellem When a man goes on a bender and tries to kill the woman who has made a success of him, an ounce of prevention is called for, Dan figures, or a pound of murder will be roosting on his doorstep. 4900 Words Hollywood Detective, January 1944 WIDOW BY PROXY by Robert Leslie Bellem In the flash of lightning Dan got a look at his prisoner—a man without a face, a zombie! And listening to his story, Dan suddenly felt that, here in the movie colony, he had at last found a real man! 6800 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, March, 1943 DEAD MAN'S SHAKEDOWN by Robert Leslie Bellem Whatever it was, it had happened thirteen years ago! Whatever it was, only a dead man was supposed to know anything about it! Yet now Sid Waldring was being blackmailed for it. Completely in the dark, Dan offers to help if he can. 5100 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, January, 1942 THE HOROSCOPE CASE by Robert Leslie Bellem The stars had forecast her death. Professor Astrio had got the message. "Dear Miss Banning:" he had written. "I see a rope noose dangling about your head, and your life-line ends very suddenly." No wonder the movie star had wanted protection—but what could mere flesh and blood do against super-natural powers? 5700 Words This edition includes the 21 illustrations to the eight stories, plus the covers to all eight pulps that published these stories, in addition to a GALLERY of 10 pulp covers from issues that feature stories by Robert Leslie Bellem (and his pseudonyms.)
PERIL PRESS presents: Speed Detective, August 1946 LATIN BLOOD by Robert Leslie Bellem Dan Turner got himself "engaged" to a girl he didn't even know, in order to keep two jealous hambos from knifing each other—and the tough shamus—reward for this bit of chivalry was to wake up finding a murder rap pinned on himself and the frame-up mounting in fury! 5200 Words Hollywood Detective, December 1945 RUBY RANSOM by Robert Leslie Bellem There was a butler who looked like Frankenstein, but wasn't; there were a couple of old maids who wore funny-smelling perfume and had odd dispositions; there was an assortment of other odd characters. And most of all there was a comely corpse who was present and a set of valuable ruby rocks that were missing—and before Dan Turner reached the peak with this mob, he was missing part of his health! Chapter 2 Double-Cross Daniel Chapter 3 Lavender Lowdown 8000 Words Hollywood Detective, January 1944 FOCUS ON DEATH by Robert Leslie Bellem They were making a cowboy picture, and of course the Indians' arrows had all been blunted. Nevertheless it was an arrow with sharpened tip that came out of the welter of battle to kill the lovely star! 5000 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, March 1943 RUSSIAN RUN-AROUND by Robert Leslie Bellem Donaldson's crack had been meant as a joke, but the girl who overheard it wasn't in a joking mood. After that, it didn't matter what Dan Turner said. To her he was a Russian wife-deserter, and a bad actor. 6400 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, December 1942 MALIBU MESS by Robert Leslie Bellem Nothing can be so mixed up as a couple of scrambled Hollywood marriages—with everybody wanting to kill everybody else. Dan is on hand to prevent things going quite that far . . . 5600 Words Spicy Detective, September 1934 SLEEPING DOGS by Robert Leslie Bellem Follow Dan Turner, Hollywood's two-fisted detective, through a murderous tangle of love and intrigue among the film stars 4900 Words Hollywood Detective, December 1945 Dan Turner Hollywood Detective THE BOOK OF THE PHANTOM BULLET by Robert Leslie Bellem This movie ham named McBride acted the death scene very realistically—mostly because some sly sinister stinker had put a real bullet completely through his think-tank. And as foul luck would have it, Dan Turner was on the scene and having it demonstrated that the trigger-finger was quicker than his hawkshaw eye. From then on, Dan was busier than a confused dog in a flea circus . . . . Chapter 2 Long-gone Bullet Chapter 3 Suspects Supreme Chapter 4 No Modest Mayhem Chapter 5 Brawl for a Book 9600 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, May 1943 SHAKEDOWN SHAM by Robert Leslie Bellem "I think my wife is being blackmailed," the guy opened up. And Dan agreed to protect the dame while she kept her secret tryst. It wasn't until after she'd kept her clandestine appointment that he had a real idea of how big a job he'd taken upon himself 5200 Words This edition includes all 20 sexy illustrations to these stories, plus the pulp covers for all 8 stories.
"This is fabulously funny stuff." — John D. MacDonald. Good-natured and witty, this expert compilation samples the best of the worst in 20th-century mystery writing. Introduction by Ed McBain.
PERIL PRESS presents: Speed Detective, October 1944 STARS DIE AT NIGHT by Robert Leslie Bellem If you tangle with a burglar and a corpse—both of them female and beautiful and very prominent—you're apt to steam four ways at once, the way Dan Turner did. 8700 Words Hollywood Detective, March 1944 KILLER'S CURE A Dan Turner Story by Robert Leslie Bellem To win a girl's confidence Dan Turner turns actor. He should have known from the first Hollywood is full of actors and actresses 5300 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, January 1942 A COMET PASSES by Robert Leslie Bellem Why should a lovely movie star want to quit her career, hide out from everybody—including the man who loved her? Dan Turner found more than one mystery when death visited the lonely ranch house and offered an astonishing solution. 5000 Words Speed Detective, July 1944 STOCK SHOT by Robert Leslie Bellem As much as he disapproves of murder, Dan Turner hates blackmail even more. And as much as he loves a client who puts cash on the line, Dan's common sense tells him there's little percentage in trying to cover up for a killer . All of these factors, and more, confront him in The Case of the Millionaire Producer with the Puritanical Sweetheart. Chapter 2: Ka Chow! Chapter 3: The Answer to $10,000 Chapter 4: What Body? Chapter 5: The Prowler Chapter 6: A Threat Chapter 7: The Plan of Action Chapter 8: Fitting the Puzzle 12,500 Words Hollywood Detective, May 1948 WIRED ALIBI by Robert Leslie Bellem The victim was no longer alive to deny or confirm his murderer but Homicide Donaldson was trying to finger Dan Turner for the kill—because in a Sunset Strip gin mill the Ace private eye had uttered public threats to feed the victim crooner a load of venom . . . it was evident that Dan was in a king-size jack-pot! Chapter 2: Dust On Her Heals Chapter 3: Twice-Made Goat Chapter 4: Not A Joy Ride Chapter 5: Holes For A Head Chapter 6: The Clay Pigeon Flies 10,300 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, February 1943 PHONY SHAKEDOWN by Robert Leslie Bellem At first, Dan thought the girl had shot at him and it didn't make him any the less mad because she had missed. But before he could make her talk, another bullet closed her mouth. That sort of interference in Dan's business was the last straw! Somebody was going to pay—and plenty. 8300 Words Dan Turner—Hollywood Detective, February 1943 MURDER'S BLUE MOTIVE by Robert Leslie Bellem Dan had little sympathy for the dead woman, and a lot for the girl with the pistol. This seemed the time to take the law into his own hands. 7100 Words This edition includes all 10 illustrations to these stories plus pulp covers to all 7 stories.
The Mystery Fancier, Volume 8 Number 2, March-April 1984, contains: "The Morals of Parker," by Frank D. McSherry, Jr., "Violence and Gunplay in Crime Fiction," by Robert E. Skinner and "A Report from Scandinavia," by K. Arne Blom.