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THE BORDERLINE by Walter S. Masterman is a classic impossible mystery, sixth in the Dancing Tuatara Press series of obscure and hard-to-find titles. An introduction by John Pelan provides a solid background of the mysterious author and his books.

A big novel of wine-making and the law. When people living around the water-filled quarry next to the winery start getting ill a scientist and a lawyer look into it -- and find more than they bargained for. With his knowledge of the law and wine-making, Chris Scott Graham has crafted a riveting novel of suspense, courtroom action and human frailty.

This is #7 in the Dancing Tuatara Press series of obscure horror tales. Written by Arlton Eadie in 1935, it's a classic of the genre, and has a colorful history, as detailed by John Pelan in the introduction.

A collection of projects by some University of Melbourne students involving dolls made up to look like victims and villains from Arthur Conan Doyle's books about Sherlock Holmes.

For the first time since the 60s a collection of Sand's stories are being reprinted. Written by Ennis Willie, these are hardboiled tales that will take you back to the days when men were stoic and deadly, and women were treacherous and pneumatic. Each story is introduced by a master in the field: Max Allan Collins, Wayne D. Dundee, Bill Crider, Bill Pronzini, James Reasoner, Gary Lovisi, and there's an interview with Ennis by Stephen Mertz. The stories are: Death in a Dead Place Con's Wife Flesh House The Ugly Redhead Too Late to Pray

THE ANTHONY BOUCHER CHRONICLES was edited by Francis M. Nevins from all of the monthly and weekly reviews and commentary columns that Boucher published in the San Francisco Chronicle, 1942 - 1947. Over 400 pages, it includes an index to all of the hundreds of great old mystery writers mentioned in the reviews.

A collection of mystery criticism and essays from the reviewer of books for Ellery Queen Magazine. Jon Breen is the worthy successor of Anthony Boucher and his hundreds of reviews of books and authors is a must-have for all serious mystery fans. A Ramble House book

Ultra-Boiled is hard-boiled on steroids. 23 stories by Gary Lovisi that are guaranteed to make you nervous because of their extreme attitude. Lovisi discusses the genre of hard-boiled noir in his introduction and promises these 23 stories are among his most disturbing.

Bill Pronzini invades the Ramble House Sanctuary of Loons with a collection of 22 excursions into the darkest heart of noir. From the perils of familial love in "Dago Red" to the deadly TV sports of "Olaf and the Merchandisers" Pronzini runs you through a wringer of chills and thrills, with a couple of Nameless Detective stories to keep you grounded. But don't expect the suspense to let up, because there are dangers lurking in the twenty stories that lie in between, each more menacing than the last. A Ramble House book

Trade paperback. Arlton Eadie wrote this mystery novel in 1929, just before he began writing his horror stories for Weird Tales and other pulps. The subtitle (How the Squid Got Besuckered) hints at a playful story, but don't be shocked to find a few elements of weirdness in the tale. When Detective-Inspector Lee Norton gets a coded message to report to the local police station, then gets an anonymous note warning him off, he finds himself imbedded in diabolic intrigue that even he can't tell is supernatural or not. This is a wonderful introduction to the world of Arlton Eadie before it really gets too strange. Arlton Eadie was the byline used by Leopold Leonard Eadie. His eerie thriller The Trail of the Cloven Hoof is also available under Ramble House's Dancing Tuatara Press imprint edited by John Pelan.

Inspector Head, having ascertained that Edward Carter has been shot down at his own door at four o'clock on a January morning, finds in the snow the murderer's footprints, leading to a gate, and stopping there! The tracks do not go on, nor do they reappear anywhere: the murderer, having walked as far as the gate, apparently vanished into thin air! This is the initial problem in a mystery into which is woven the love story of Hugh Denham and Marguerite West - but it is by no means the final or greatest problem of the book. Here is not only mystery, but a very human story. Charles Henry Cannell (1882-1947) was a prolific English author who wrote many mystery, adventure, western and fantasy novels under the pseudonyms E. Charles Vivian, Jack Mann and Barry Lynd.

Trade paperback. Set in an imagined Middle Ages where belief in magic and demons is unquestioned, 'The Devil's Saint' ¿is a tale of witchcraft, superstition and intolerance. It tells the story of 16-year-old Sidonia, daughter of an alleged witch, and Gervais, son of the Lord, Count Arnold. Their passion faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including black magic, an evil step-mother, and blind prejudice. Dulcie Deamer, an Australian author known as the "Queen of Bohemia," is almost entirely forgotten today. She was a well-known figure in the Kings Cross district of Sydney, and had a lifelong interest in ancient beliefs, black magic and nature mysticism. 'The Devil's Saint' is a vivid love story, written in her unique descriptive style and containing rare occult delights. This reprint features a new biographical introduction by James Doig.

Trade paperback. Dr. Pinsent is translating hieroglyphics in Egypt when he meets up with Sir Robert Ottley, who is searching for the tomb and mummy of the ancient Egyptian priest Ptahmes. Pinsent is intrigued by the excavation - but he is even more fascinated by OttleyÕs daughter, May, who is assisting her father. When the sarcophagus of Ptahmes is unearthed and opened, a bizarre series of events begins to unfold. Pinsent is drawn into the mysterious phenomena, which swiftly develop into something more sinister. Only when Pinsent and the Ottleys return to London do matters take a devilishly threatening turn. Ambrose Pratt (1874Ð1944) was a prolific Australian journalist and author of novels and non-fiction. Later in life Pratt was an outspoken opponent of the White-Australia Policy. His many activities included advocating the inclusion of Australian fauna at Melbourne Zoo; he later became vice-president of the Zoological Society of Victoria.

Trade paperback. John Vance doesnÕt have a care in the world...except, perhaps, seeing his daughter Pamela married to the right man. Father and daughter live happily at Blacon Grange until one day the post brings a letter from an anonymous writer directing Vance to kill one Martin Stone - a man of dubious character with whom Vance had once been associated.Vance decides to ignore the ludicrous missive. But a phone Õcall received shortly afterwards from Martin Stone leads John Vance into dangerous waters...The ensuing case is investigated by Curtis Burke of Scotland Yard, and Inspector Burke and his men must use all of their deductive skill to unravel a conspiracy whose roots go back to Mexico.ÔRalph TrevorÕ was the pseudonym used by James Reginald Wilmot for his numerous mystery novels. He also wrote romances under the pseudonym ÔFrances StewartÕ.