REDHEADS DIE QUICKLY   Gil Brewer, the frantic master of compulsive noir fiction—the man of whom author/editor Ed Gorman once said, “at ...

SECRETS ' SOVEREIGNS E. Phillips Oppenheim was the Prince of Story Tellers. In his lifetime he published over 150 books—novels, story collections ...

THE UNLIT LAMP Claudine has been raised in a liberal, accepting family, and is used to getting her way. When she decides to marry Gilbert Vincelle, her ...

  Sandy Walker works child abuse cases for the Los Angeles juvenile delinquent court as a defense attorney. Like her fellow attorneys, she has ...

CORNERED!   Ann Rodick is a witness to murder. Now on death row, the murderer appoints his brother, Billy Quirter, to avenge him. So Ann goes ...

THE RED SCARF   Roy Nichols needs to find some quick cash to keep from losing his motel. The new highway was supposed to go through, providing ...

A RAGE AT SEA Frank Dixon has just lost his ship in a crap game, and is about to lose his woman as well, when Addams offers him a job captaining the ...

HOME IS THE PRISONER Jim Singley has served his time. Accused of killing his business partner, he left a lot of bad feelings in Athena—but now ...

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL   When Karen Peterson first meets Mr. Fernandez on the cruise ship, he is so charming.  Still, when he offers her a ...

THE ANGEL OF TERROR   It all begins with a murder. James Meredith is a very rich man, but he is found guilty of shooting his fiance’s ...