There are hundreds of great, cutting edge mysteries, westerns, thrillers, and literary fiction novels that were published between the 1940s and 1970s that have been out-of-print for decades, lost to generations of readers who either never knew those books even existed… or aren’t willing to slog through used bookstores to find tattered copies. Or, in some cases, the books have become so rare, only collectors can afford to own copies. We’re changing that. We’re publishing new, outrageously affordable digital and trade paperback editions of these long-lost, forgotten, and rare books that even today, are still on the cutting edge of their genres. But that’s not all. We’re also publishing selected non-fiction classics as well as some new, never-before-published titles. Whether the books are reprints or brand-new, our titles all share one thing in common—they are all fantastic, boundary-pushing stories that will entertain, thrill, shock, captivate and excite you.
Christmas Eve, 1949. A man wakes up dazed on the streets of Baltimore after suffering a beating that wipes away his memory…and becomes the target of vicious mobsters who are convinced he’s faking amnesia to hide a $300,000 secret. Now he’s on the run, fighting for his life, and searching for his past…leading to a stunning climax in a snowy, deserted amusement park on a cold, dark, winter night.
The Last Laugh is a sharp, wisecracking novel of show business, newsroom hustle, and the fine line between being part of the joke—and becoming the punchline.
PI Johnny Church gets lost in a sultry maze of lies, lust, and bullets—where every kiss could be his last.
Kate wants out—out of her parents’ beatings, out of Newark, out of the gray grind of her teenage life. But freedom comes at a price. Lured by a sleazy truck driver with promises of glamour, she winds up in a rundown motel north of New York—and in the middle of a blackmail and baby-selling racket run by the sinister Mrs. Wembley.
In the small New Jersey town of Arden, private eye Mack Barry—war-scarred, cynical, and itching for a new fight—takes on a case that feels like a personal crusade. A grieving father hires him to find the “fat cat” pushing drugs that drove his daughter to suicide.
Wealthy San Francisco widow Irene Wilson convinces drunken writer Morgan O'Keefe to help clear her of the lingering suspicion that she murdered her husband, whom she mistook for a prowler and shot.
"Dixon can be compared to Jim Thompson." Pornokitsch
In John B. Thompson's sizzling, pulp noir classic The Eager Ones, three women recklessly defy conventional morality to get what they want -- Angela teases, Polly pleases, and Sissie takes love where she finds it. Their raw passions ignite a small, rural town, changing it forever. Back in print for the first time in over 60 years.
Murder With Love is the first adventure for PI John Church and, according to Mystery File, "it's one of those cases that gets him so personally involved that you wonder when it's over whether there will ever be another one." There was one more, Murder on her Mind, but that was the end for this long-lost, hard-boiled crime series, finally back-in-print after 60 years.
Justice was swift and savage... in a land that time forgot.
Stewart Yeoman grew up, wild, untamed, in the vast Ramapo Mountains, where time stood still for a hundred years. The ancient code of his father -- the code of blood for blood -- was his only law. Then his father and brother were slain in the forest and he became head of the clan. Stewart knew he had to seek out and strike down the killers, while carrying his own dark secret, his longing for his dead brother's wife.
In this unique novel of love and revenge, Ted Stratton explores a strange land and a strange people, a wild, primitive breed in a rugged country, playing out their fates by the law of survival. Back in print for the first time in over sixty years.
"Plenty of fuedin' and fightin' and tempestuous lovin'." Oakland Tribune
This break-out crime novel, originally published in 1930 under pseudonym "John Doe," was actually written by Tiffany Thayer, who hit the national bestseller lists that same year with his acclaimed novel Thirteen Men, which was quickly followed with one controversial book after another. Now Eyewitness! is finally back in print for the first time in 95 years and hasn't lost its explosive punch.
James Warner Bellah wrote this memorable collection of stories, winner of the prestigious Alfred A. Knopf Literary prize, in just nineteen hours while still a student at Columbia University. Its success launched Bellah's long, remarkable career as a novelist and screenwriter (Rio Grande, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance). Now, over a hundred since it's release, it is finally back in print.