The Second Detective MEGAPACK®

Q: Do I have to buy the ebook to participate in a book club?

No, you don’t have to buy the ebook to participate, but we do recommend it to get the most out of your club. There are several premium social reading features that are only available when you buy the ebook, like annotations, reactions, comment threads, resources, discussion prompts, and more, all embedded right in the text. It’s a unique and immersive way to read.

Q: Why can’t I buy the ebook on the app?

It’s annoying, we know. App store rules prevent us from selling directly in the app, so for now you can only purchase ebooks on our website. Don’t worry: when you purchase an ebook on the web, it’s automatically added to your bookshelf in the app.

Q: How is Fable’s reader different from Kindle?

Kindle is a straightforward e-reader; Fable is an interactive e-reader that includes social features inside the ebooks. When you read an ebook on Fable, you can see and react to the text with others in real time. Start a discussion, share highlights and quotes, add emoji reactions—all of it lives right inside the book. It’s hard to explain and easy to see, so we recommend reading the free sample in one of our most active clubs to get a feel for it.

Q: Do you sell physical books too?

We do not sell physical books at this time. Wish we did? Let us know why here!

Q: Are book clubs free to join on Fable?

Most of our clubs are completely free to join. The only exceptions are clubs marked as “Premium” or “Career Development,” which do require a fee. You can find out more on each club’s detail page.

Q: How do I start a book club with this book on Fable?

The first step is to download the Fable app. From there, you’ll be able to create your own private or public book club and invite others to read with you. Once your club is created, click on the plus sign under “Currently reading” and search for this book to add it to your club.

By Rufus King & Fletcher Flora &

Publisher Description

Welcome to our second volume of Detective stories! This is a grab-bag volume with contributions by many top mystery authors from the mid 20th Century pulp and digest magazines. There’s something to appeal to every taste, from noir to crime to even holiday capers and a Christmas tale by Johnson McCulley (creator of Zorro). Included are:

DEAD MEN DON'T MOVE, by Thomas Thursday
ALIBI--WITH SOUND, by Robert Wallace
HOW? WHEN? WHO?, by Fletcher Flora
HELL'S SIPHON, by George Harmon Coxe
CONFLICT OF INTEREST, by James Holding
THE CAMPAIGN GRIFTER, by Arthur B. Reeve
THE PILLS OF LETHE, by Rufus King
CREPE FOR SUZETTE, by C. S. Montanye
THE BIG JOB, by Thomas B. Dewey
A BURNING CLUE, by E. Hoffmann Price
A LESSON IN RECIPROCITY, by Fletcher Flora
GUN-BLAST MEMORY, by Charles Marquis Warren
A LITTLE CLOUD...LIKE A MAN’S HAND, by Rufus King
THE SHANGHAI JESTER, by Robert Leslie Bellem
THE CONTAGIOUS KILLER, by Bryce Walton
CRIME'S CLIENT, by Guy Fleming
HIDE AWAY, by H.A. DeRosso
HELL IN A BASKET, by James Holding
DEATH FLIGHT, by Robert Wallace
THE PHANTOM AVENGER, by David M. Norman
THE KISS AND KILL MURDERS, by Stewart Sterling
THE NAMELESS MAN, by by Rodrigues Ottolengui
SANTA THUMBS A RIDE, by Johnston McCulley
GOOD NIGHT, DREAM BANDIT, by Emil Petaja
THE EBONY CAT, by Rex Whitechurch

If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!