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Mysterious Martin, the Master of Murder
Hardcover. In 1912 Tod Robbins wrote a strange little novel called MYSTERIOUS MARTIN, about a man who creates art that can be deadly. A decade later, he wrote the story “Spurs”, from which his friend Tod Browning adapted his cult film, FREAKS. A decade after that Tod Robbins rewrote MYSTERIOUS MARTIN, calling it THE MASTER OF MURDER. In this one volume are both versions of Tod Robbins’ enigmatic novel, the 1912 and the 1933 versions. Ramble House is proud to bring back both of these macabre masterpieces for modern readers to enjoy and compare.
Hardcover Print: $31.00
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The Keeler Keyhole Collection
Hardback. This huge, 430-page, book collects and organizes most of the hundreds of newsletters Harry Stephen Keeler sent to selected readers in the years 1955-1966. Annotated by Francis M. Nevins.
Hardcover Print: $35.00
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X. Jones - of Scotland Yard
Hardcover. One of the best, this is the second half of the notorious Marceau case, where a strangler baby dangling from an autogyro may have done the deed. Written in 1935 at the peak of Keeler's powers.
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The Marceau Case
Hardback. Written in 1935, this is a classic "dossier novel" full of pictures, diagrams, clippings, telegrams and other novel ways to mimic a narrative. It provides the first solution to the flying strangler baby case.
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The Straw Hat Murders
Hardcover. It’s tough being being Chief of Homicide when there have been four murders of piano students—all in the same studio apartment! So Huntoon Cambourne knows his job is on the line as he tries to prevent a fifth murder. He’s not lacking for clues because there is a cheap straw hat found at the scene of all four murders. And then there’s the matter of the killer leaving a $20 gold piece in the alms bucket of a deaf and blind mendicant down on the street near the apartment house. But how does the murderer get into the death room when the only opening is a trapdoor that’s only reachable by a dangerous 7-foot leap? If you are new to Keeler, this is a terrific mapback to start with. Illustrated by Gavin L. O’Keefe, with an introduction by Francis M. Nevins.
Hardcover Print: $28.00
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The Master of Mysteries
Hardcover. This is the very first title in the Surinam Turtle imprint by Richard A. Lupoff. It was published in 1912 without an author cited but the introduction reveals that there are three ciphers hidden in the book, one of which names the author. One of them, as far as RH knows, has never been found. There is an introduction by Richard A. Lupoff and two dozen beautiful full page illustrations by Karl Anderson and George Brehm.
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Freaks and Fantasies
Hardback. Chris Mikul, the brains behind Bizarrism, the magazine of supreme weirdness, has collected 14 rare stories by Tod Robbins, including 'Spurs' the story upon which Tod Browning's FREAKS film was based. These stories, long out of print, represent carny carnage and bloody mayhem in a jugular vein. The introduction by Mikul lays the foundation for one of the most audacious short story collections of the decade.
Hardcover Print: $33.00
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A To Izzard
The hardcover edition of a collection of writings about, by and in the style of Harry Stephen Keeler. This is the official "companion" book to the Chicago author who defined the genre, webwork mysteries.
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Black Hogan Strikes Again
Hardback. Ramble House is the only modern publisher who is bringing back into print odd, hard-to-find minor classics of niche fiction. You won't read a better adventure novel of the Australian outback of the 30s this year!
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The Bishop's Sword
Hardback. A 1948 impossible mystery about a missing sword, missing men from a cave, and a time-traveler who appears at will. A D-I Lancelot Carolus Smith mystery.
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Hardcover Print: $29.99
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The Three Tiers of Fantasy
Hardback. Considered by many to be Berrow's masterpiece, this 1949 thriller has three mysteries, all disappearing items. A D-I Lancelot Carolus Smith novel.
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The Spaniard's Thumb
Hardback. Written in 1949, this potboiler of intrigue and legend involve a four-foot thumb that crushes those in its way. A D-I Lancelot Carolus Smith impossible mystery.
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The Footprints of Satan
Hardback. 1950 mystery by Norman Berrow based on the 1855 Devon incident. It has a mapback by Gavin L. O'Keefe.
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The Case of the Two-Headed Idiot
Hardcover. Never published in English until the Ramble House edition, this 1960 novel is one of the best of the Screwball Circus books. It has an updated introduction by Francis M. Nevins on the whole Circus saga.
Hardcover Print: $34.99
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Deep Space
Hardcover. "Forever City" is the story of Alfonso Ivanovich Petrov and Mariel O’Hara, two members of a space-bred generation to whom Earth is little more than their ancestral home, a legend of the past. When Mariel’s brother, Dylan, disappears on an expedition to explore the distant Oort Cloud that circles the sun at a distance far beyond the orbit of the most remote planet, Mariel refuses to give him up for lost. Along with Alfonso, Mariel explores deep space in search of her missing brother! Also included in Deep Space: A Novel and Two Novelettes are Richard A. Lupoff’s acclaimed, Nebula-nominated stories “After the Dreamtime” and “Sail the Tide of Mourning.”
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Dead Mice
Hardcover. A serial killer has taken to leaving dead bodies at the homes of prominent San Franciscans, including Charlie Moon’s long-time client, Elizabeth Kendrie. When a suspect is arrested, Elizabeth urges Charlie to defend him; reluctantly Charlie does, aware that the man he is defending may be guilty, and if freed, would kill again.
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Poisonous Fruit
Hardcover. Danger is everywhere for attorney Charlie Moon: his client Frank Girouard is accused of sexual assault on a minor and though Charlie is sure he is innocent, he is certain that the school girls accusing him have been abused by someone. While his wife, Superior Court Judge Morgan Studevant, is being stalked for her decisions in an on-going trial, Charlie is drawn into the appalling underground of child pornography.
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The Yellow Mistletoe
Hardcover. 1930’s THE YELLOW MISTLETOE is the third mystery by Walter S. Masterman to be published by Ramble House and there will be more. It’s the rollicking tale of murder in the tubes of London, which looks to be an accident, until Chief-Inspector Arthur Sinclair proves that it wasn’t. The trail of evidence leads to the English countryside where he meets a cast of characters right out of a H. Rider Haggard novel. Then it’s off to the wilds of Bulgaria where a hidden city provides enough ritualistic danger for a dozen thrillers.
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Music When Sweet Voices Die
Hardcover. MUSIC WHEN SWEET VOICES DIE brings another challenging case to Bay Area lawyer, and Ojibwa shaman, Charlie Moon. The death of a star singer during a performance of 'Les Contes d’Hoffman' brings pressure to bear on the San Francisco Opera — and suspicion to fall on the dead singer’s fellow musicians. To discover the truth behind the death, Moon must use all his skills of detection and intuition to penetrate the cloud of operatic egos and politics.
Hardcover Print: $27.99
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Totah Six-Pack
Hardcover. Six tales of Farmington, New Mexico, as it should have been: 'Angelus of Doom', 'The Glowing Green Gambit', 'Jicarilla Mud', 'The Naked Trocar', 'Siege on Main Street' and 'The Best Revenge'. These stories have been praised by Jon Breen, Ed Gorman and Bill Crider.
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