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The Deadly Percheron

A Novel

By: John Franklin Bardin

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A classic, chilling tale of mystery and psychological horror that “will hold your attention to the last” (The New York Times). When a young, blond, handsome man walks into a psychiatrist’s office, stating that he believes he is losing his mind and asking questions about hallucinations, the doctor is prepared to help his new patient overcome his delusions. But as this twisting tale progresses, the line between what is real and unreal begins to blur—and the story becomes not only a murder mystery but a dark, unsettling voyage into memory, madness, torture, and despair.

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1626813523

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9781626813526

Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

By: John Franklin Bardin

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Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

By: John Franklin Bardin

John Franklin Bardin's most acclaimed work plays a virtuoso performance on music and madness in this unforgettable thriller. In 1946 New York, Ellen, a world-renowned musician, is suffering from the effects of her latest mental breakdown. Amongst other challenges, a chance meeting with a folk singer from her past causes her psychological well-being to rapidly deteriorate. Over the following terrifying weeks, Ellen finds herself becoming both a criminal and a victim as she attempts to contend with the darkness within. "We have all had these feelings, more or less, and now and then. The healthier among us try to step back from the brink, try to laugh at what might have happened if we had gone a bit further. The reader of these tales will read in horror—those who can take it. And they will not forget very soon." —Patricia Highsmith

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1626813531

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The Deadly Percheron

A Novel

By: John Franklin Bardin

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The Last of Philip Banter

By: John Franklin Bardin

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The Last of Philip Banter

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The 1947 cult classic from acclaimed crime writer John Franklin Bardin, now available for the first time in eBook edition. Philip Banter is a little too fond of drink, and his marriage isn't what it should be. He's also troubled by a penchant for forgetting. That doesn't mean he's losing his mind. Then Philip finds a manuscript entitled "Confession" in his office. He reads about a surprise dinner party his wife held, of the conversation that took place, and —to his horror—of his own infidelity. But the "confession" turns out to be a prophecy, accurate in almost every detail. Is he the victim of a conspiracy to drive him mad, or did he type the manuscript himself? As the "confession" grows lengthier and more destructive, can he find the willpower to resist its terrifying inevitability?

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162681306X

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9781626813069

Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

By: John Franklin Bardin

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Thrillers

By: John Fraser

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Thrillers

By: John Fraser

After years of intellectual nourishment from thrillers, along with the delights of suspense, Fraser explores the thought-processes of representative thriller characters coping with high-tension situations that require intelligent problem-solving and bring their values into a sharper focus. With alert empathy, he follows Jack Carter as he hunts down his brother's killers in Ted Lewis's masterpiece Jack's Return Home ("a kind of dark English Gatsby") ; suffers along with violence-averse Rae Ingram coping alone on a small yacht with a dangerous paranoid in Dead Calm ("a philosophical thriller") by that fine Gold Medal novelist Charles Williams; and gives a lot of attention to Donald Hamilton's young professional men entangled with enigmatic young women in pre-Helm works like The Steel Mirror (1948) where he was learning his craft. In a fourth chapter, he hacks at the wall between "art" and "entertainment" and loose talk about the "world" of the thriller. Lastly, he reminiscences about a fascinating safari that he made into the sex-'n-violence "Mushroom Jungle" (British pulp fiction ca.1946-54), and offers conclusions about violence and peace. He avoids jargon, combines an aficionado's enthusiasm with a scholar's accuracy, quotes generously to convey the texture of a work, provides background information for readers new to the topic, and illuminates "craft" aspects of fiction in general. His emphasis throughout is positive.

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1456622129

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9781456622121

The Brigade

By: John Shirley

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The Brigade

By: John Shirley

Saturday night in sleepy ultraconservative Salton, Oregon has turned terrifying. For thirteen weeks a killer has struck and a young woman has been viciously murdered. With all-American gumption and a lack of concern of legal niceties, the town has taken things into its own hands and formed the Town Security Brigade. Sure enough, the good-old-boy vigilantes seem to have scared the psychokiller away -- until reporter Anna Wimple shows up asking questions about the Brigade's rough justice. Anna becomes victim number fourteen -- or does she? No one is going to find out because the Brigade covers up her death. As the power of the Brigade grows, only two of Salton's residents seem to have the courage to stand against them. Tony -- 18 years-old, precocious, bright, anti-authoritarian -- and Sonja, his beautiful 25-year-old high school principal. As they uncover the truth, they mark themselves for death. Sonja is abducted and Tony -- with the help of doper mechanic Hustle Brodyboy -- must find her.

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Start Publishing LLC

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1633553698

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Mayflower Families Through Five Generations

Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. Volume eighteen, part 3

By: John D. Austin

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Mayflower Families Through Five Generations

Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. Volume eighteen, part 3

By: John D. Austin

The tracing of the descendants of the Mayflower passengers.

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0930270304

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9780930270308

Book's by John Franklin Bardin

The Deadly Percheron

The Deadly Percheron

Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

The Deadly Percheron

The Deadly Percheron

The Last of Philip Banter

The Last of Philip Banter

Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly

Thrillers

Thrillers

The Brigade

The Brigade

Mayflower Families Through Five Generations

Mayflower Families Through Five Generations

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