A pearl with a long and bloody history. A mustache that could predict the weather...but not treachery. Author Tim Holter Bruckner, creator of Sensible Redhorn, takes these two unique objects and weaves stories of intrigue, action, and adventure around them in his two story collection - The Adventure of the Pearl Le Fong For centuries the Pearl Le Fong's perfection inspired covetousness and brutality. Cold blooded murder brought it into the possession of England's most notorious criminal mastermind and only one man can put an end to Syng's reign of terror, consulting detective Desmond Owle....

Pulpdom's Sexiest Avenger The Domino Lady first appeared in the pulps in 1936. After graduating from the Berkeley College in California, Ellen Patrick goes off to Europe on a joy filled jaunt. Her trip is cut short when her widowed father, D.A. Owen Patrick, is murdered by gangsters. Upon her return home she learns the corrupt authorities have no intention of finding her father's killers. Thus she puts on a domino mask and a backless white dress to avenge him. Though arming herself with a small .22 automatic and a syringe full of knockout serum, the Domino Lady's most effective weapon was...

What do you know about someone? Someone close. A friend. A loved one. You know only what they want you to know. Nate Selegman's friend, Wilson Montgomery, a.k.a., Turtle, was a piece of work. He was a lying, conniving, self-serving jerk. And someone murdered him. And enjoyed doing it. The cops have no leads and no suspects. Nate decides to find out what happened to his old friend. The more he discovers the less he knows. One thing becomes clear. The Turtle he thought he knew was someone else. The Turtle he uncovers plunges him into a world of crime, double-dealing, blackmail and murder. Trust...