The Third Mystery
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Contents
COPYRIGHT INFO
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
The MEGAPACK® Ebook Series
THE AFRICAN FISH MYSTERY, by James Holding
THE EBONY STICK, by Earl Derr Biggers
CHICKENS FOR CHARLIE, by Arlette Lees
DOUBLE DOUBLE-CROSS, by Jack London Berkebile
THE DOOMDORF MYSTERY, by Melville Davisson Post
CAPTAIN ROGERS, by W.W. Jacobs
A BORDERLINE CASE, by Rufus King
JUDGE BARCLAY’S WIFE, by William Hope Hodgson
THE ARCHDUKE’S TEA, by H.C. Bailey
THE IMPETUOUS MISTRESS, by George Harmon Coxe
AARON’S PERFECT PLANS, by Pauline Tyson Stephens
BUTTERFLY OF DEATH, by Harold Gluck
MORGUE REUNION, by Norman A. Daniels
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW, by Maurice LeBlanc
DROPS OF DEATH, by George Allan England
THE BITER BIT, by Wilkie Collins
THE FACES OF DANGER, by Rufus King
THE KNIGHT’S CROSS SIGNAL PROBLEM, by Ernest Bramah
THESE SHOES ARE KILLING ME, by Leroy Yerxa
THE MYSTERY OF THE DOWNS, by John R. Watson and Arthur J. Rees
TOO MANY SPIES, by Joseph J. Millard
WHO KILLED GILBERT FOSTER?, By E. Hoffmann Price & Ralph Milne Farley
TO REMEMBER YOU BY, by Rufus King
THE YELLOW MOTH, by Fred M. White
WHO MURDERED MR. THOMAS? A Puzzle Story, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
THE SKINS YOU LOVE TO TOUCH, by Janet Fox
COPYRIGHT INFO
The Third Mystery MEGAPACK® is copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved. Cover art © Helenos / Fotolia.
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The MEGAPACK® ebook series name is a trademark of Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
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“The African Fish Mystery,” by James Holding, was originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, April 1961.
“The Ebony Stick,” by Earl Derr Biggers, originally appeared in Collier’s Weekly, September 9, 1916.
“Chickens for Charlie,” by Arlette Lees, was originally published in Yellow Mama, April 2012.
“Double Double-Cross,” by Jack London Berkebile, was originally published in Delaware County Daily Times, Aug. 10, 1940.
“The Doomdorf Mystery,” by Melville Davisson Post, was originally published in 1918.
“Captain Rogers,” by W.W. Jacobs, originally appeared in Harper’s Monthly, February 1901.
“A Borderline Case,” by Rufus King, was originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, December 1959.
“Judge Barclay’s Wife,” by William Hope Hodgson, is taken from Adventure, Oct. 1912.
The Archduke’s Tea, by H.C. Bailey, was originally published in 1920.
The Impetuous Mistress, by George Harmon Coxe, was originally published in 1958.
“Aaron’s Perfect Plans,” by Pauline Tyson Stephens, was originally published in America’s Greatest Comics #3, 1942.
“Butterfly of Death,” by Harold Gluck, was originally published in Smashing Detective Stories, September 1951.
“Morgue Reunion,” by Norman A. Daniels, was originally published in 10-Story Detective, November, 1946.
“Footprints in the Snow,” by Maurice LeBlanc, is taken from The Eight Strokes of the Clock.
“Drops of Death,” by George Allan England, was originally published in Munsey’s Magazine, January 1922.
“The Biter Bit,” by Wilkie Collins, was originally published as “Who Killed Zebedee?” in 1881.
“The Faces of Danger,” by Rufus King, was originally appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, November 1960.
“The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem,” by Ernest Bramah, is taken from Four Max Carrados Detective Stories (1914).
“These Shoes Are Killing Me,” by Leroy Yerxa, was originally published in Mammoth Detective, May, 1943.
The Mystery of the Downs, by John R. Watson and Arthur J. Rees, originally appeared in 1918.
“Too Many Spies,” by Joseph J. Millard, was originally published in Whiz Comics 35, October 1942.
“Who Killed Gilbert Foster?” by E. Hoffmann Price & Ralph Milne Farley, was originally published in Five-Novels Monthly, January 1936.
“To Remember You By,” by Rufus King, was originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, August 1957.
“The Yellow Moth,” by Fred M White, originally appeared in The Daily Mail, London, 1898.
“Who Murdered Mr. Thomas? A Puzzle Story,” by Edgar Rice Burroughs, was originally published in Script, April 16, 1932.
“The Skins You Love to Touch,” by Janet Fox, originally appeared in Shadows 9, copyright © 1986 by Charles L. Grant. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
For the third volume in this series, we have selected a choice list of mystery stories (both modern and classic) for your reading pleasure. With great tales by such stalwarts as Earl Derr Biggers (Charlie Chan), Ernest Bramah (Max Carrados), Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan), and James Holding (Leroy King), we’re sure this is a collection you’ll savor.
Enjoy!
—John Betancourt
Publisher, Wildside Press LLC
www.wildsidepress.com
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