Dr. Morelle Meets Murder

Dr. Morelle Meets Murder
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2012-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434448096

Here is another collection of the strange adventures of Doctor Morelle, that most sardonic of detectives, in a sequence of eight intriguing episodes from the Doctor’s casebook. The Doctor meets both brutal and cunning murders and murderers, ranging from a man battered to death with a heavy brass object to a woman poisoned with cyanide. Morelle investigates in his inimitable, cerebral, and biting style. He is aided--or sometimes handicapped--by his gentle, timorous assistant, Miss Frayle--who in this volume finally tells gets her backbone up and tells her employer that ?enough is enough!? Finding a new secretary--or keeping the old one--proves to be one of the most difficult mysteries that Dr. Morelle has ever had to solve! Great classic British crime stories.

Meet Jimmy Strange

Meet Jimmy Strange
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2015-02-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479404829

Jimmy Strange is a mysterious young man who turns up when he is least expected. Whenever and wherever there is trouble, he appears from behind some dark corner. No one knows much about him, though he is always a gentleman. He is never short of money, but its source is unknown. One thing is certain -- he isn't a crook. Yet they say he can break into a house with the best of them...but always in a good cause...

Meet Dr. Morelle

Meet Dr. Morelle
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0809531682

Here is a collection of the strange adventures of Doctor Morelle, that most sardonic of characters, and his gentle, timorous assistant Miss Frayle, in a sequence of fifteen gripping episodes-fifteen dynamically hair-raising chapters from the Doctor's case-book. Meet Doctor Morelle throws some interesting sidelights on what is probably the most sensational partnership ever conceived in the field of crime. "Ernest Dudley's creations appear to be doing not a little to fill the blank caused by the extinction of Gonan Doyle's famous medical partners." -Western Mail

Dr. Morelle at Midnight

Dr. Morelle at Midnight
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434443027

Ian Laking is pathologically jealous of his beautiful wife, and obsessed with murder. His only hope lies in being treated by Dr. Morelle, the well-known psychiatrist and criminologist. Laking suspects his business associate, Duke Fenton, of being his wife's lover, and is plotting his revenge. Dr. Morelle and his secretary, Miss Frayle, become caught up in the ongoing drama of jealousy and revenge. When the plan fatally recoils upon Laking himself, will Dr. Morelle be able to unmask the murderer? Another spellbinding entry in this long-running British classic crime series!

Dr. Morelle and the Doll

Dr. Morelle and the Doll
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434443035

In a wild, bleak corner of the Kent Coast, a derelict harbour rots beneath the tides. Here the "Doll," a film-struck waif, and her lover, ex-movie star Tod Hafferty, play out their final, tragic, ill-fated, real-life roles. Sudden death strikes the players more than once, ultimately involving a member of the local police force. Then, as Dr. Morelle finds himself enmeshed in a network of sex and murder, Miss Frayle's anticipated quiet weekend results in her being drawn into a climactic twist. Can Dr. Morelle find a way to unmask the real killer? Another startling entry into this long-running British classic crime series!

The Mind of Dr. Morelle

The Mind of Dr. Morelle
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479409596

On the plane from New York to London, Dr. Morelle chances to meet Edwin Gale, a smooth-tongued swindler. Inexplicably, Gale finds himself drawn to the famous psychiatrist-detective, and so begins one of Dr. Morelle's most intriguing cases. Back in London, the Doctor encounters Edwin Gale again, and, as a result, finds himself involved in the dark machinations of Dolores del Robia, who's as evil as she is lovely. When Dolores is found strangled to death, Dr. Morelle must investigate a maelstrom of violence to unmask the murderer... Another classic crime tale in this popular and long-running series!

Dr. Morelle Investigates

Dr. Morelle Investigates
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2012-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434448088

When Brian Cartwright receives a written death threat, he takes it seriously--in his not unblemished past he has made some bitter enemies. So he calls in the famous criminologist Dr. Morelle to protect him. The threatening note has predicted the exact time he's to die--nine p.m. later that same day. As the hour approaches, Cartwright locks himself alone in his study, all doors and windows sealed, with Dr. Morelle and his previously invited house guests in an adjoining room--also locked. Yet when Dr. Morelle re-enters the study after the appointed hour, he finds Cartwright’s body slumped on his desk, shot neatly through the head--and not by his own hand! Two classic cases in a long-running series.

New Cases for Dr. Morelle

New Cases for Dr. Morelle
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434443019

Cynthia Mason, a young heiress, lives with her violent stepfather, Samuel Kimber, who only holds control of her fortune while she remains unmarried. On announcing her engagement to Peter Lorrimer, a local writer, who is calling to take her away that same evening, she fears Kimber's reaction. Lorrimer arrives and goes to talk with Kimber in his study. Cynthia, meanwhile, carrying a suitcase, tiptoes out the front door--and vanishes! Meanwhile, Miss Frayle, Dr. Morelle's secretary, decides to investigate her friend's disappearance--and soon finds herself being stalked by a ruthless killer! Four traditional British crime stories republished for a brand new audience!

Enter Jimmy Strange

Enter Jimmy Strange
Author: Ernest Dudley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-02-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479404837

"What type of skulduggery is the Master Mind contemplating this time?" That is the question put to Jimmy Strange by his long-suffering girlfriend, Sandra. But the answer always depends on which type of criminals Jimmy is pitting his wits against. Whether they are poisoners, gunmen, murderers, drug dealers, or jewel thieves, they are all operating, untouched, outside the law -- until Jimmy enters the scene. And he is not averse to using their own methods against them...

The Second Cat Megapack

The Second Cat Megapack
Author: Pamela Sargent
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479401331

Cats have beguiled writers for as long as fiction has existed. Our second anthology of cat stories includes feline fantasies, science fiction, mysteries, mythology, westerns, romances, memoirs, horror, and some pieces that just defy description—27 stories, 2 poems, and a play! Included are: INTRODUCTION: ALL CATS ARE GRAY..., by Robert Reginald THE CATS OF ULTHAR, by H. P. Lovecraft THE CAT WITH THE TULIP FACE, by A. R. Morlan THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL CAT, by Lord Redesdale ZUT, by Guy Wetmore Carryl THE MOUNTAIN CAGE, by Pamela Sargent MADAME JOLICŒUR'S CAT, by Thomas A. Janvier THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF, by Rudyard Kipling THE WOMAN WHO HATED CATS, by Margaret St. John Bathe GIPSY, by Booth Tarkington THE CAT WHO CHANGED INTO A WOMAN, by Eugène Scribe, Translated by Frank J. Morlock (play) A CARGO OF CAT, by Ambrose Bierce THE HUNTER CATS OF CONNORLOA, by Helen Hunt Jackson WHITE COMMA, by A. R. Morlan (poem) NINE LIVES, by E. Nesbit THE BLACK CAT OF THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, by Elliott O’Donnell MONCRIF’S CATS: FIRST LETTER, by François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, Translated by Reginald Bretnor CAT, by Reginald Bretnor EPITAPH OF A CAT, by Joachim du Bellay, Translated by R. N. Curry (poem) TRAPS, by Jack Dann and George Zebrowski THE BLACK CAT’S EYES, by Benjamin F. Ferrill TO A CAT, by Algernon Charles Swinburne (poem) SHIREEN AND HER FRIENDS: PAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A PERSIAN CAT, by Gordon Stables CAT ON A HOT TAR ROOF, by Gary Lovisi CATS AND CANDY, by Mark Twain CRY FROM A FAR PLANET, by Tom Godwin CAT THIEF, by Ernest Dudley LEGEND OF THE CAT, by Mary Rocker-Gramlich and Charles Allen Gramlich CAT BURGLAR, by Robert Reginald CALVIN, by Charles Dudley Warner And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see all the entries in the series, covering fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, westerns, author collections...and much, much more!