Sam Merwin Jr.

• 1950
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The female Nero Wolfe!Message from a Corpse is a masterpiece from the pen of Golden Age mystery novelist Sam Merwin, Jr. When writer Breck Barnum finds himself framed for murder, he soon realizes the slaying is connected to the autobiography of a wor...

• 1950
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The female Nero Wolfe!The first outing of Amelia Winslow Brewster ("Amy" to her friends), the elephantine, cigar-smoking, blue-blooded genius of a detective, finds her in a battle of wits with an unknown killer who has neatly framed her nephew. You'l...

• 1950
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• 1951
• / General Fiction
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A Matter of Policy is an enthralling read that begins when a young friend of Amy Brewster’s finds his life in jeopardy when an unknown mastermind insures it for one million dollars. This is the last of three classic Amy Brewster mysteries available...

• Nov-1982
• / General Fiction
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• Jun-2005
• / Science Fiction
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• Jan-2009
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• Oct-2012
• / Science Fiction
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The General was in mufti. He stood briefly within the entrance of Models and Miniatures, Inc., feeling a mild envy of the civilians who brushed past him, coming and going. They looked so easy, so relaxed, so casual in posture and dress. He was wistfu...

• Apr-2014
• / Suspense
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PERIL PRESS presents: Thrilling Mystery, March 1942 Disturb The Dead by Sam Merwin, Jr. Author of “Talent for Trouble,” “Three Left Hands,” etc. A Murder and a Jewel Theft Take Bill Post on a Strange Graveyard Trail 2700 Words Exciting Det...

• Feb-2016
• / General Fiction
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The house was furnished with all luxuries, including women. If it only had a lease that could be broken -- ...

• Feb-2016
• / Science Fiction
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Samuel Kimball Merwin, Jr. (April 28, 1910 - January 13, 1996) was an American mystery fiction writer, editor and science fiction author, who published fiction mostly as Sam Merwin, Jr. His pseudonyms included Elizabeth Deare Bennett, Matt Lee, Jacqu...

• Feb-2016
• / Science Fiction
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All Earth needed was a good stiff dose of common sense, but its rulers preferred to depend on the highly fallible computers instead. As a consequence, interplanetary diplomatic relations were somewhat strained -- until a nimble-witted young man from ...

• Feb-2016
• / Science Fiction
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• Sep-2016
• / Science Fiction
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It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled -- a strange and deformed world. There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be a...

• Oct-2016
• / Science Fiction
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Most men of middle age would welcome a chance to live their lives a second time. But Coulter did not....

• Feb-2019
• / Mystery
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Tomorrow Parke Gardner will be wed -- if he can survive a night of knockout drops, bullets, and booby traps! A classic mystery tale ripped from the pages of Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine, Spring 1945....

• Feb-2019
• / Mystery
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A blond witness remembers a schoolgirl trick -- and makes use of it. A classic mystery by Sam Merwin, Jr., ripped from the pages of the Summer, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine....

• Jan-2023
• / Science Fiction
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• Mar-2023
• / Science Fiction
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Climate change may be a hot topic today, but when this story was first published in 1948, such tales were the stuff of crackpots...and visionary science fiction writers. In "Climate--Disordered," a hot publicity man gets a $25,000 chill!...

• Dec-2023
• / Science Fiction
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When telepath Lynne Fenlay is mysteriously brought from Earth to Mars, she finds herself caught in a battle for the planet's future. As Mars' atmosphere is restored, invisible alien creatures that feed on electricity are gaining strength and possessi...