Vincent McConnor – författare

A "Chief Inspector Damiot" mystery!

All the newspapers would be certain to make a big thing out of it tomorrow: Sadoyan escaping from a prison van in the courtyard of the Prefecture de Police. Young Officer Lorant was a fool to have turned his back even for a second, giving Sadoyan that instant he needed to bring the metal handcuffs down on his skull.

Now Chief Inspector Damiot of the French Police had to clean up the mess...

Welcome to The Fourth Mystery MEGAPACK®! This time we have a stellar lineup for your reading pleasure, drawing stories from a wide variety of sources -- including not only the traditional mystery magazines (such as Ellery Queen''s and Alfred Hitchcock''s), but also their less-well-known rivals (remember The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine? Keyhole Detective?). Some are from science fiction magazines (mysteries can appear anywhere!) and some are from mainstream sources, by authors not normally associated with the mystery field. Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous for Tarzan of the Apes, and Johnston McCulley is best known as the creator of Zorro, for example. And, of course, we have some series entries -- "The African Fish Mystery," by James Holding, is part of his Leroy King series (a sendup of Ellery Queen), and John Gregory Betancourt''s "Pit and the Princess" is part of his Peter "Pitbull" Geller series. And, of course, we’ve featured the adventures of McCulley''s antihero Thubway Tham in previous volumes of this series... Much great reading awaits you!

Included here are:

THE AFRICAN FISH MYSTERY, by James HoldingPIT AND THE PRINCESS, by John Gregory BetancourtJUST LIKE INSPECTOR MAIGRET, by Vincent McConnorMRS. DEARLY''S SPECIAL DAY, by Fletcher FloraTHE PERFECT HIDEOUT, by William P. McGivernTHUBWAY THAM''S PERFECT DAY, by Johnston McCulleyTHE TIGRESS OF THE CHÂTEAU PLAGE, by Rufus KingMUSICIANS DON''T KILL EACH OTHER, by Stephen WasylykMYSTERY FAN, by James HoldingTHE CROSSBOW INCIDENT, by Stephen WasylykTHE INQUISITIVE BUTCHER OF NICE, by James HoldingTHUBWAY THAM''S THENTH OF HONOR, by Johnston McCulleyLONG TEETH, by R.A. LaffertySOCIAL SECURITY, by James C. GlassDEATH DOESN''T WHISPER, by Joseph J. MillardTHE BLACK EAGLE MYSTERY, by Geraldine BonnerBRIBE MONEY, by Frank Belknap LongTHE PATRON SAINT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, by Rufus KingTHE BEST POLICY, by Ferenc MolnarTHUBWAY THAM GETTH BAIL, by Johnston McCulleyWHO MURDERED MR. THOMAS?, by Edgar Rice BurroughsTHE RED NECKTIE, by Edgar Rice BurroughsTHE TERRACE DRIVE MURDER, by Edgar Rice BurroughsTHE LIGHTSHIP MURDER, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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The first in the classic series featuring Chief Inspector Damiot of the Paris police.

"Chief Inspector Damiot of the Paris police, recuperating from a bullet wound, seeks sun and rest in Courville, his boyhood village in Provence. But Courville is lately in a ferment about the unsolved murders of two young girls--one a promiscuous villager, the other still unidentified. And there are also rumors of a monster seen at the supposedly-empty Chateau De Mohrt. Intrigued, Damiot soon discovers that the last of the De Mohrts, a severely crippled genius, is indeed in residence--with a scientific lab in full swing..." -- Kirkus

The second in the classic series featuring Chief Inspector Damiot of the Paris police!

STARLIGHT, CHAMPAGNE AND MURDER

A sweet-scented breeze greets Chief Inspector Damiot''s arrival on the sunny Cote d''Azur...and so does trouble. His secret mission is to assist the local prefecture in recovering a stolen Cezanne. His private plan is to sip his favorite whiskey and search for the perfect bouillabaisse. But more than a painting is missing: a promising young artist has disappeared and a gallery owner has been murdered. Damiot has no leads, no prints, no suspects -- only a cryptic clue left in the still-wet paint of an unfinished portrait. And when a taste for romance surpasses the Inspector''s appetite for three-star cuisine, he discovers cherchez la femme is the special ingredient in this deliciously fast and exciting mystery set on the shores of the blue Mediterranean.

The author of the Inspector Damiot novels presents a chilling psychological portrait of a bizarre young man obsessed with rape -- and the L.A. cop determined to find him before his victims become corpses.

A number of baffling cases confront the renowned Vidocq, chief of the famed Surete Nationale, and his loyal staff of reformed criminals that hot summer of 1823. There is the murder of the famous Parisian jeweler, and the murder of Maya, the Spanish whore, shot with the same gun -- and systematic looting of treasures from the great chateaux by The Black Devil, and more. With a heady, rich nineteenth century atmosphere, this mystery is a keeper!

A classic mystery originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, April 1965.

The Cutthroats and Criminals MEGAPACK® contains 20 great stories by modern and classic authors. Included are:

CRIMINAL TYPES, by Vincent McConnorREDHEADS DIE QUICKLY, by Gil BrewerTHE SARDONIC STAR OF TOM DOODY, by Dashiell HammettA HEARING AID FOR CARMODY, by Stephen WasylykA PADLOCK FOR CHARLIE DRAPER, by James HoldingA TRULY HONEST MAN, by Talmage PowellMURDER OF A MOUSE, by Fletcher FloraSUPPLY AND DEMAND, by James Michael UllmanSHADOWED, by Richard WormserA GETAWAY WITH THE GOODS, by James Edward HungerfordTRUE TO TYPE, by Grover JonesTHERE’S SOMETHING FUNNY HERE, by James Michael UllmanIT’S ALWAYS TOO LATE, by Gil BrewerTRESPASSER, by Fletcher FloraTHE WEREWORM, by Vincent McConnorA WAY WITH A WILL, by Talmage PowellONCE UPON A BANK FLOOR…, by James HoldingPASSAGE TO BEIRUT, by H. B. HickeyAN INGENIOUS DEFENSE, by AnonymousTHOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION, by Stephen Wasylyk

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