Böcker av Norbert Davis

As Jim Daniels seeks respite from his courtroom duties at Blair Wiles' estate in Phantom Lake, he's thrust into a web of murder. His involvement begins with defending Pete Carson, accused of killing his sweetheart. Shortly after, the wealthy Mrs. Gordon Gregory is found stabbed, and Daniels feels duty-bound to solve the mystery. A cast of intriguing characters, including a half-crippled host, a fortune-hunting suitor, and a mysterious man with a bandaged face, adds layers to the plot. Daniels uncovers oil-soaked sand and a missing money-belt, leading him to a trial where legal fireworks explode.Written by pulp legend Norbert Davis, this thrilling narrative weaves suspense and mystery in the scenic Sierras and San Benito, leaving readers on the edge of their seats.

"If you must go down those mean streets, walk softly, but walk a big dog... "Perenially broke Doan is a short, chubby little man with corn-yellow hair who doesn't exactly look like he's going to set the world on fire. His clothes are frequently rumpled, because he tends to sleep in them, and he's been known to drink a prodigious amount of alcohol. [And] while there have plenty of dogs in mystery fiction, there's never been one quite like Carstairs. He's not just any Great Dane; he's so big that Doan only half-jokingly figures he really ought to be considered another species. He's definitely in charge, despite Doan's best efforts. ... It's fortunate, then, that as a sleuth Carstair rarely barks up the wrong tree." - Kevin Burton Smith, The Thrilling Detective Website This volume collects the first two Doan and Carstairs books: the novella Holocaust House, and the novel The Mouse in the Mountain.

The Black Mask writings of one of the great detective pulp writers are finally collected in book form. Author Norbert Davis broke in to the pages of the prestigious Black Mask magazine while still in college: sales which launched his influential pulp writing career. So influential that Davis' Black Mask story, "Red Goose," so impressed Raymond Chandler that he decided to submit his work to that magazine upon reading it.Known best for his Max Latin series of screwball detective stories, these earlier efforts for Black Mask in the mid-1930s were among those which editor Cap Shaw proudly purchased for that magazine. In addition to both stories of his series character, Ben Shaley, this collection also includes three other early Davis stories from Black Mask. Includes an all-new introduction by Norbert Davis aficionado Bob Byrne.