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HARD-BOILED IBD

MOONSTONE PRESS
12 / 2024
9781899000869
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Sinopsis

âÇÖYouâÇÖve promised me a murder. Now go out and bring it in!âÇÖStories of Crime & Detection Volume Eight contains a novel, a novelette and two short stories:Hard-Boiled áGangster Mike Flannery is out of jail and looking to expand his protection racket in West London. Crime reporter Julian Mendoza is on his trail, and must defend the owner of Kenley stadium from kidnapping, blackmail and murder.HangingâÇÖs Too Good áOld Dan Riordan is worried about something and has asked reporter Julian Mendoza to meet him at the factory where he is night watchman.áNearing the building, Mendoza is held at gunpoint until an explosion blows up the factory.áVowing to avenge his friend, Julian must chase down a ruthless gang of thieves.The War MakersááJulian Mendoza and Detective Inspector Howells work to uncover the truth about âÇÖThe Secret of World Power!âÇÖPartners in Crime áA dysfunctional aristocratic family finds that some members are not willing to play by the rules.JAMES JACK RONALD (1905-1972) was a prolific writer of pulp fiction, mystery stories and dramatic novels. Raised in Glasgow, Ronald moved to Chicago aged seventeen to âÇÖearn his fortuneâÇÖ, later returning to the UK to pursue a writing career. His early works were serializations and short stories syndicated in newspapers and magazines around the world. Ronald wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Michael Crombie, Kirk Wales, Peter Gale, Mark Ellison and Kenneth Streeter among others. Several books were adapted into films, including Murder in the Family (1938), The Witness Vanishes (1939), and The Suspect (1944).

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