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7 THRILLING DETECTIVE TALES OF NICK RANSOM
by Robert Leslie Bellem
Thrilling Detective, February 1948
A Nick Ransom Novelet
SUICIDE SCENARIO
by Robert Leslie Bellem
A stunt man turned private eye needs every gimmick in his bag of tricks when a homicide pitch in Hollywood hurls him into the toughest crime case of his career!
Chapter 1: Lady In Distress
Chapter 2: Skidrow Bum
Chapter 3: Shotgun Death
Chapter 4: Widow Lady
Chapter 5: The Lady Pulls a Faint
Chapter 6: On Plenty of Counts
Chapter 7: Just a Theory
Chapter 8: It's Logical
16,700 Words
Thrilling Detective, April 1948
A Nick Ransom Novelet
MAHATMA OF MAYHEM
by Robert Leslie Bellem
Hollywood's dying Guru accuses famed screen star Lola Dulac of killing him, but hard-boiled sleuth Nick Ransom doesn't take anybody's word for anything -- without proof to back it up.
Chapter 1: Man With A Gun
Chapter 2: Postponed Death
Chapter 3: Lapse of Memory
Chapter 4: Indignant Husband
Chapter 5: Frightened Star
Chapter 6: Another Killing
10,200 Words
Thrilling Detective, August 1948
A Nick Ransom Novelet
THE NINTH DOLL
by Robert Leslie Bellem
Kitty Culpepper's hobby was mildly repulsive to this private sleuth until it led to a case of grim murder -- which was anything but mild!
Chapter 1: Doll Funeral
Chapter 2: Blond Amazon
Chapter 3: Dead Girl On The Bed
Chapter 4: A New Way To Pay Bribes
Chapter 5: The Doll In The Closet
10,200 Words
Thrilling Detective, December 1948
SERENADE WITH SLUGS
by Robert Leslie Bellem
Nothing could surprise Nick Ransom in that zany funeral home after the sweet chick welcoming him at the door -- and the corpse greeting him in the parlor!
Chapter 1: A Gun Sneezes
Chapter 2: Surprise Arrest
Chapter 3: Kidnaped
Chapter 4: Filthy Rich
Chapter 5: The Killer And The Quail
Chapter 6: Fast Finish
9600 Words
Thrilling Detective, April 1949
HOMICIDE SHAFT
by Robert Leslie Bellem
Nick Ransom, investigator extraordinary, faces an odd bow and arrow murder case
Chapter 1: Near Miss
Chapter 2: Gaffer's Getaway
Chapter 3: Death Arrow
Chapter 4: Snoop On The Lam
Chapter 5: String To A Killer
10,400 Words
Thrilling Detective, October 1949
PUZZLE IN PERIL
A Nick Ransom Novelet
by Robert Leslie Bellem
When Joe Five tries to prevent his son from marrying a movie actress, and ace Hollywood Sleuth finds that dealing with picture people can sometimes lead to one tough murder frame!
Chapter 1: Trouble Comes Twice
Chapter 2: Time Gimmick
Chapter 3: Ransom On The Run
Chapter 4: Sun Burn
10,800 Words
Thrilling Detective, February 1950
BLIND MAN'S FLUFF
by Robert Leslie Bellem
When a lethal trap is ready to be sprung, blind Griff Borlund hears whispers in the darkness -- whispers that rise to a roar of violence as a fetching blonde meets death.
Chapter 1: Midnight At Noon
Chapter 2: Balcony Drop
Chapter 3: Blind Man's Fluff
Chapter 4: Dick On The Duck
Chapter 5: Murder's Dry Pool
10,200 Words
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