THE WHOLE ART OF DETECTIONLost Mysteries of Sherlock HolmesBy Lyndsay FayeThe Mysterious Press347 pgs Ever since Arthur Conan Doyle bestowed upon the world his marvelous characters, hundreds of writers have written Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Some of have been highly successful with their efforts while others dismal failures. Still only a
MYSTERY OF THE MIDNIGHT SOLDIERSBy Darryle PurcellA Buckskin Edition Western181 pgs In this latest outing, Monogram’s three amigos, Press Writer Curly Woods, chauffeur Nick Danby and western screen star Hoot Gibson are recruited by FBI Agent Jim Webber to investigate a senior facility for veterans located in the mountains. Webber
LEVON’S SCOURGE(Levon Cade – Book Twelve)By Chuck DixonRough Edge Press262 pgs With this installment, writer Chuck Dixon stamps a finale on his terrific action series featuring a Marine veteran from the south named Levon Cade. From the first book, Cade was a man jinxed to collide with trouble due his
MERIAN C. COOPER’S KING KONGBy Joe DeVito and Brad StrictlandSt.Martin’s Griffin203 pgs Our all-time favorite movie is the 1933 RKO production of KING KONG, produced and written by Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace, Jack Creelman, Ruth Rose and directed by Ernest Shoedsack. We saw it as a child in the
CAPTAIN FUTURE – Lost ApolloBy Allen SteeleAmazing Selects160 pgs For the past few years, award-winning sci-fi writer Allen Steele, has entertained lots of us diehard space-opera fans with his new exploits of the classic pulp hero, Captain Future. His last, “The Horror at Jupiter,” seemed to be the series finale,
THE FIRST CONSPIRACYThe Secret Plot to Kill George WashingtonBy Brad Meltzer & Josh MenschSt. Martin’s Paperback406 pgs In the early summer of 1776, General George Washington and his Continental Army of the United States were encamped throughout New York City. Fresh from their victory over the British in Boston the
HELL TO HUMORBy Darryle PurcellOffbeat Publishing281 pgs Darryle Purcell is a Vietnam veteran, an illustrator, editor, publisher and new pulp scribe. Most of us are familiar with his action/adventure series ala the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives wherein he features classic western cinema heroes battling all manner of weird menaces and villainy.
THE ROCKETEER – Jet-Pack AdventuresEditors Jeff Conners & Tom WaltzIDW Publishing Company409 pgs As a comic publisher, IDW was fortunate to land the rights to the late Dave Stevens’ great retro hero, the Rocketeer. In the past ten years they’ve done some truly wonderful mini-series by various creators; all who
THE REMBRANDT STRATAGEMFrom the Case Files of Bishop KincaidKellie AustinAtomic Press278 ps When readers ask us our definition of “pulp,” we give this answer. Any fast paced, action adventure story, regardless of genres, having exotic locales, a larger than life hero and a truly heartless dastardly villain. That pretty sums
FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRLBy William HilesTrafford Publishing230 pgs This review is personal. During the Vietnam War, 2.7 million American men and women served in that faraway country. 58,000 of them died there. William Hiles was there and so was I. After graduating from high school in 1964, I
IRON STARBy Loren D. EstlemanForge Books238 pgs Rising western film star, Buck Jones, has convinced Boston financier Joseph Kennedy to bankroll a movie he wishes to produce and star in. The story Jones wants to tell is the last outlaw manhunt led by the legendary U.S. Marshal Irons St. John
KONG – An Original ScreenplayBy Edgar WallaceEdited by Stephen JonesElectric Dreamhouse244 pgs This is a wonderful coffee-table tyle book showcasing a very early script from which the classic 1933 film was produced. Originally hired at RKO to help with the script, noted British mystery writer Edgar Wallace was eager to
