An action packed pulper that is much fun. The Vanishing Assassin
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This is such a marvelous idea for an anthology. Editors Kane and Prepolec open the collection with their short essay on arguably literatures first true fictional detective; Edgar Allan Poes C. August Dupin. Then they kick off the book with Poes seminal Murders in the Rue Morgue, which for anyone with little experience reading dated English prose, is a chore in itself. Whereas once the title classic has been put forth, the curtain opens to nine brand new stories inspired by Poes unique character.

The Sons of Tammany by Mike Carey.  The building of the Brooklyn Bridge and government corruption is the backdrop to this fast moving yarn.

The Unfathomed Darkness by Simon Clark. A fanatical Danish cult sets out on a perilous airship pilgrimage only to end in twisted murder.

The Weight of a Dead Man, by Weston Ochse & Yvonne Navarro. Dupins grandson, Pinkerton agent Nate Dupes, arrives in Arizona looking for a stolen painting only to get caught up with an ancient cult and a colorful Mexican bandito. An action packed pulper that is much fun.

The Vanishing Assassin, by Jonathan Mayberry.  Dupin solves the mystery of a butchered art dealer.

The Gruesome Affair of the Electric Blue Lightning, by Joe R. Lansdale. This one throws in everything from Frankenstein to Lovecrafts Elder Gods.

From Darkness, Emerged, Returned, by Elizabeth Massie. A nice little psychological thriller that was my least favorite. Not because it is badly written but because its tenuous connection to the theme.

After The End, by Lisa Tuttle. This tale is so cleverly plotted; the writers prophecy at the end is eerily effective.

The Purloined Face, by Stephen Volk. A truly fanciful tale wherein Dupin is actually Edgar Allen Poe; having faked his own death back in America and retired to Paris to pursue his new career as a detective. His assistant and narrator of the tale is none other than a young Sherlock Holmes and together they seek to unravel the true identity of the Phantom of the Opera. A truly imaginative, wonderful story.  Easily my favorite of this collection.

New Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Clive Barker. When an American descendant of the Dupin returns to Paris, he finds line between fiction and reality blurred in a truly horrifying tale.

In all this is an eclectic, fun anthology worthy of your attention and support.
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A lot of fun and action.  The private investigator is an interesting character.  Need money?  Just check out the thoughts of others. Need unlimited energy?  Interested in time travel? It is all skillfully intertwined in this book.  Sometimes very hard to put down.  Enjoy!
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In Sean Ellis's second Dodge Dalton adventure, we are transported across continents at break neck speed in a race to capture the titled Outpost of Fate. It is a secret location that Dalton and his friends have sworn their very lives to protect.

It all begins when Flight 19 disappears and reappears mysteriously one day later with all aboard unaware of their lost time. A dastardly villian, who hides behind a Skull mask, commands those aboard through mind-control and uses every trick in the book to help his cause of world dominance.

Dalton and his friends must stop this fiend before he can obtain the powers of the Outpost, and turn the world into a living Hell, literally filled with skulls and no hope for mankind.

This is pulp adventure at its best. Ellis has spun a tale worthy of the best. A warning though, this will keep you up at night and will accelerate your heart rate as you climb aboard with Dodge, Hobbs, Hurricane and Molly in a fight to save mankind. This is fun stuff from page one and easily Ellis's best adventure yet.

Kerry Frey - Director of the Adventure Writer's Competition sponsored by the Clive Cussler Collector's Society
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Books with local color are always lots of fun, and I rarely get to read one set in Denver for some reason. Injustice, set in Capitol Hill, is all over townfrom Littleton and Aurora and backand name checks Denver landmarks, like Racines and Queen Soopers. Oh, the book? I think the cover, which depicts a gun pointed at the reader, says it all. Its action-packed from first page to last. Its to Kron and Lefflers credit that the various capers here are never crossed or at cross-purposes, and they feature the most wonderfully intricate surveillance toys. Deep reading? Nope. But it doesnt pretend to be, and thats refreshing. Its a quick, fun, breathlessly fast read that I went through in two sessions, and its also subtitled Book One of the Nemesis Series, so if this is your thing, Im sure youll be looking for Book Two when it comes out.
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As others have mentioned these books have some editing flaws. That doesn't make any difference at all. They are a rollicking good time. Good characters, good action, good plotting, simply a lot of fun to read. To me, Anderle's works this far remind me of the golden era of the pulp magazines. He is churning out this series at an amazing pace while maintaining the quality of the story. Even the bad guys are done well. I am having a blast reading them and heartily recommend anyone give them a shot.
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This game is quite honestly highly entertaining.  It feels like you are playing the role of a super cop in a Summer Blockbuster Action film jumping from vehicle to vehicle and gunning down the bad guys.  Included are racing games and time trials to extend the action game play.  Personally, I give it fours stars for me but for the "action junky" I'd safely give it a five stars.  I'm impressed with how polished this game is too... Nothing to complain about as far as graphics, sound, load times, etc...
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Detective Dee Is a fun action packed adventure. I have enjoyed all the Detective Dee and looking forward to latest one.
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CS DeWildt delivers an excellent pulp/noir novel with Love You to a Pulp. Neil Chambers is a resident of the Cave City area of Barren County Kentucky and does PI work. He also has a nasty addiction to modeling glue. In Love You to a Pulp, Neil is hired on to find the daughter of Jenkins, a pharmacist who owns the drug store in conjunction with the missing girl, Helen. The thing is, Helen has no interest in being found. If this story line sounds familiar to you, don't worry. DeWildt cleverly subverts the tropes in such way that gives the novel a welcome freshness for this genre. Two story lines run concurrently, alternating chapters throughout. One is the present quest as Neil follows and untangles Helens situation. The other is the background story of Neil himself, which is a rich character study and gives ample explanation for Neils current condition. Both story lines come to a satisfying collision by the end. This is one that will stay with you long after reading it.

Also, as a side note, I've lived in the area described in this novel for the last five years and can attest that DeWildt captures ever detail perfectly.

Pick this one up. Its another exciting outing from All Due Respect Books, and they deliver quality as always. You don't want to miss Love You to a Pulp.
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If you just read this book for content, its a solid four star assassin story that both meets and exceeds genre requirements.  Great plotting and an engrossing lead character are offered up as table stakes.  Plenty of action, and evidence that the author knows his stuff, from sniper rifles and ammo, to everything an assassin needs to know to get the job done in a way that convinces the reader the writer might actually have done a stint as a Special Forces operative once upon a time.

What made the story really leap off the page for me though was the execution of a very solid concept on a line by line level.  The narrative voice is entirely engrossing.  The dry humor exquisite.  Not one moment of the tale felt rushed.  Every sentence was the perfect beat to forward the drama.  It was the excellence in the crafting that made this book so remarkable.

Im officially hooked on this series.
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No spoilers here to say that The Shadow and Doc Savage cross paths in this rip roaring pulp adventure. It had been a while since I'd read adventures of either character. This was a fun read with a ton of pulp thrills. My only whine is that Doc Savage seemed to be a guest star in his own book as the Shadow and his band were in most of the action. If you like either star or both, then this one is for you.
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Wham! Bam! Amazing Fast Paced Action!
A covert government agency has been turning agents into nearly indestructible super assassins. A perfect plan until something goes terribly wrong. .The drugs used to control the agents and their memories does not necessarily work on all of them.
When an unstable rouge agent decides to take his anger out on the people who have been controlling him for years, Ava Whitman finds herself in danger. Confusion and fear have her seeking answers even as her life hangs in the balance. Can she survive the madness and find the truth? Not without and endless supply of ammo, cash, and a rouge assassin of her own.
Max Duvall wants to be free of the government agency that has been controlling him for years. He has managed to break free of their hold except for one tiny detail . He is dependent on the pills they have been providing him. These small pills help him keep the super assassin under control. Without them, he could go off the hingesunless he can find the antidote.  He has five pills left.  With a ticking clock and Ava by his side, he has to come up with a solution that will protect them both.
This book is well written, action packed and exciting!  This is a great choice if you are looking for a book that will keep you turning the pages.
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Philip Jose Farmer's authorized prequel to the Doc Savage series is a must read for Wold Newton and Doc Savage fans a-like. Farmer grew up reading Doc Savage and other pulp magazines, and his love for the pulp genre shines through in Escape From Loki. This is a tale of a 17 year old Doc Savage, and chronicles how he first met his aides in World War I.

Doc's aircraft is brought down behind enemy lines. He's on the run, but is eventually captured. He is thrown into Loki, a prison camp where they send all of the troublesome pows who escaped from other prison camps. Think the Great Escape, but World War I, not World War II.

In the camp Doc meets his future aides, and also crosses the mysterious warden of the prison camp. He's also become the target of the warden's paramore. She's  a beautiful ivory skinned woman, who wants nothing more but to get her hands on Doc.

Farmer absolutely knocks it out of the park with this novel. He writes a fast paced pulp adventure, but in a modern style. A very well written book, and tightly plotted.
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I really enjoyed this dramatization of one of the earlier Shadow pulp adventures. All of the actors did a great job, and unlike some other similar products of other pulp heroes the narrator stayed on point throughout and didn't become annoying with his voice inflections. The fact that so many people were involved made this feel like a Graphic Audio production so you could easily tell the characters apart.

This was really who the Shadow was. Unlike his old-time radio persona who barely ever touched anyone and never fired a gun, this pulp version was straightforward to see justice done and the villains punished--permanently. The story may seem very familiar to fans of Batman because a LOT of story elements were borrowed from it for an early Batman story. Some parts of it were lifted completely, and if you look at the original Batman comic you can easily see where the Shadow had a big role in his creation.

It was a fast-paced story and I hope they continue on with many more Shadow pulp adventures!
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I'm so glad the author provided this first volume as a free ebook. I've been burned too many times trying a new writer, only to discover their writing leaves much to be desired. Not the case here I'm happy to say! Mr. Miller is the real deal and as of right now, the best author working in the new pulp genre that I've come across. I found the story engaging, the main character fascinating and the plot exciting. A quick, but throughly satisfying read. I will certainly be seeking out more Bloody Mary and The Black Centipede. Thank you Chuck Miller!
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I'm a fan of genre mash-ups, especially mixtures of horror and western. So I bought this book a while back for that very reason, and then I let it sit because I have a ton of books on my TBR pile. Anyway...

Sorry that it took me so long to read because it's a helluva lot of fun. It's part western, part horror, and 100% pulp action fun. Really, it reminds me of the works of Robert E. Howard (of whom I'm a diehard fan), specifically Howard's Solomon Kane character. Kane is not as well known as Conan the Barbarian, but he's a bad-ass monster hunter/fighter in his own right, and that's who I was reminded of while reading these stories.

Hawthorne, the protagonist in Heath Lowrance's weird west tales, is no pale imitation of Solomon Kane, though. In fact, I'd say he's more a compelling character than Howard's puritanical hero. There's a backstory to him that we only get in minute pieces over the course of the stories contained herein. Not that it matters: You're having too much fun reading, and wondering, how Lowrance's hero is going to beat the supernatural creatures that tend to pop up in his path. As for the creatures...

Kudos to the author for coming up with interesting, and genuinely horrific, monsters for the hero to tangle with (rather than the stereotypical werewolves and vampires).

Great, pulpy fun. Highly recommended.
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Another author had recommended this series and since I really enjoy his work decided to take a chance. I also decided to read them not in published order but in the order of the timeline given by the author. So I read this book first instead of 2nd. I have to say it started a bit odd. He seemed to be juggling too many story lines and character arcs BUT it actually worked very well. He has put a TON of work into his characters. Sure they are his versions of some of the greatest Pulp characters ever such as Doc Savage and the Shadow but he really develops them. Sprinkled throughout are various historical characters, both fictional and real life, as well and he fleshes these out as well and incorporates them into his story with care.  Once I got used to his writing style I was able to really enjoy all 3 books in the story line. There is plenty of action and adventure for any Pulp enthusiast with more than enough twists and turns to keep you reading. I refuse to give any spoilers but I will say there are plenty of interesting plot points throughout ! If you like any of the old Pulp Heroes you will love these 3 books !
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James Daniels delivers a fun second novel in The Dead Man series, a fast-paced pulp ride in perfect synch with the first. This series beings back the glory days of "men's books," a heady brew of action, humor, sexuality and chills. Bet you can't read just one.