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  • KNOCK THREE-ONE-TWO
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    KNOCK THREE-ONE-TWO
    FREDRIC BROWN
    Taking place over the span of a single evening, we find a city enflamed by fear. A serial killer is on the loose, and while the maniac ties the city into knots, the lives of ordinary citizens are drawn into an inescapable spiral of greed and chance. ...

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  • CHEMICAL WARFARE
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    CHEMICAL WARFARE
    FREDRIC BROWN
    In the aftermath of 9/11, the potential terror of weapons of mass destruction--from nuclear, biological, and chemical to dirty bombs--preoccupies national security experts. In Chemical Warfare, Frederic J. Brown, presents a cogent, innovative framework for understanding the historical forces that have restrained the use of WMD and how they continue to have relevance today. Anal...

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  • HONEYMOON IN HELL
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    HONEYMOON IN HELL
    FREDRIC BROWN
    A groundbreaking science fiction novelette from the early days of Galaxy magazine—plus a new foreword by Paul Di Filippo.   Appearing in the second issue of Galaxy dated November 1950, Honeymoon in Hell showcased the magazine's distinctive identity as opposed to other publications of its time—darker, more socially aware, sometimes sexually frank in ways that were shocking for t...

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  • THE FIVE-DAY NIGHTMARE
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    THE FIVE-DAY NIGHTMARE
    FREDRIC BROWN
    The clock is ticking as a husband frantically tries to save his abducted wife in this fast-paced crime novel by "a real pro" ( The New York Times Book Review).   Twenty-five grand if he wants his wife back alive. That's the demand on the ransom note Lloyd Johnson found sitting in his typewriter. It has to be in unmarked bills—and it has to be delivered in five days.   To make i...

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  • MOSTLY MURDER
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    MOSTLY MURDER
    FREDRIC BROWN
    Dark, twisting tales from an Edgar Award–winning author whose storytelling skills will "dazzle you" ( San Francisco Chronicle).   From a local sheriff's casual narration of brutal crimes to a sideshow performer's evil exploits to the tension and terror created by a madman's escape, Frederic Brown's collection of mystery and thriller stories provides a showcase of short fiction ...

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  • THE MURDERERS
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    THE MURDERERS
    FREDRIC BROWN
    Lust plus greed equals murder in this classic Hollywood noir novel by "a real pro" ( The New York Times Book Review).   A struggling actor, Willy Griff keeps himself entertained with the wife of a business mogul, but he wants more: He also wants the business mogul's money. The mistress, Doris, likes the idea even more than Willy does, and figures if she helps plan the murder, s...

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  • HIS NAME WAS DEATH
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    HIS NAME WAS DEATH
    FREDRIC BROWN
    "A masterfully delivered tale of an inconspicuous citizen who [finds] murder simple . . . The climax packs a brilliant wallop." — Chicago Tribune   Relentlessly twisting and blackly funny, this noir novel by Edgar Award winner Fredric Brown is a portrait of a seemingly upstanding print shop owner in mid-twentieth-century Los Angeles who has successfully murdered his wife—and is...

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  • ONE FOR THE ROAD
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    ONE FOR THE ROAD
    FREDRIC BROWN
    A small-town reporter must investigate a murder in a motel—before he becomes the story—in this mystery from an Edgar Award winner and "real pro" ( The New York Times Book Review).   Bob Spitzer is a young newspaperman in Arizona, and the owner of the local motel has just called. A woman named Amy Waggoner has been found naked and stabbed to death on the premises. As the reporte...

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  • HERE COMES A CANDLE
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    HERE COMES A CANDLE
    FREDRIC BROWN
    This noir classic by an Edgar Award winner delves into the mind of a criminal: "Close to the perfect psycho thriller . . . a relentless dance of death tempo." — The New York Times   With innovative style far ahead of its time, this novel follows Joe Bailey, perched precariously on the fence between two lives. He's seeing a good-hearted girl who holds the promise of a comfortabl...

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  • COMPLIMENTS OF A FIEND
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    COMPLIMENTS OF A FIEND
    FREDRIC BROWN
    A detective scours Chicago for his missing uncle in this classic mystery by "a real pro—a natural storyteller" ( The New York Times Book Review).   Young Ed Hunter and his uncle Ambrose, an ex-carnie, have been making their mark as private detectives in post-WWII Chicago, and one day their agency gets a call from someone seeking help. Apparently, the problem involves carnivals,...

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  • DEATH HAS MANY DOORS
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    DEATH HAS MANY DOORS
    FREDRIC BROWN
    A woman's wild story about killers from space leads two Chicago detectives into a bizarre case in this mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author.   Ed and Ambrose Hunter, nephew and uncle, have partnered up to open their own detective agency in early 1950s Chicago. With their experience solving the case of Ed's father's murder, among others, they have the skills to take crimina...

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  • THE LATE LAMENTED
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    THE LATE LAMENTED
    FREDRIC BROWN
    A dead man and a pile of missing money have two Chicago detectives investigating the deceased's daughter in this entry in the Edgar Award–winning series.   Tens of thousands of dollars have disappeared from the city of Chicago's coffers, and the late Jason Rogers is the likely embezzler. So Rogers's daughter seems to be the one to interview to determine where the funds are stas...

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  • THE DEAD RINGER
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    THE DEAD RINGER
    FREDRIC BROWN
    "An engaging pair of detectives" at a traveling carnival look to capture a heartless killer in this entry in the Edgar Award–winning series ( The New York Times).   As a band of carnies moves through the Midwest putting on shows for the rubes, it seems a killer is traveling along with them. The first victim is one of the pint-size performers, and two more tragedies soon follow....

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