A fledgling private detective tries to make ends meet when Opportunity seems to present itself. Then he learns the scope of the case. That $250 seemed like such an easy payday ... The paint hasn’t dried on the door to Ken Sligo’s detective agency, and he’s contemplating closing shop. When Rudy Cohan offers him a cash-filled envelope in Baltimore’s Penn Station, Sligo crosses his fingers and hopes for the best. Is Rainy Dawn cheating on her producer boyfriend? Where does she get her extra spending money? The answers don’t align with the questions, and Sligo realizes his client is holding out, but not before a mob hit points the finger right at him … Ken Sligo returns in The Killers Are Coming, a cat-and-mouse investigation across the backstages and back alleys of “The Block,” Baltimore’s red-light district. Forged by the criminals and police, to isolate criminal activity, it can’t contain the various mobsters and shake-down artists sticking their toes outside the perimeter.

The Killers Are Coming

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Bludis, Jack

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

"Sheridan Rides Again," a Civil War/Reconstruction Days story by Sam Merwin, Jr. Confederate soldiers seek asylum in Mexico, and General Phil Sheridan suspects a new attempt at conquering the Union; Also, "Polaris" by H.P. Lovecraft, and Lovecraft-inspired stories by Frank Schindler, John E. Petty; "The Crimson Wizard and the Jewels of Lemuria" by Richard A. Lupoff, featuring a pulp-inspired hero battling a Lovecraftian menace; "Borrowed Time," a hardboiled thriller by Jack Bludis; and "Daemon Mask" by Stuart Hopen and Russ Martin, a complete 46-page graphic novel featuring a weird vigilante who could give nightmares to The Shadow!

Pulp Adventures #24

Literature & Fiction

Bedford-Jones, H.

Schildiner, Frank

Lupoff, Richard A.

Harvey, Rich

Merwin Jr, Sam

Petty, John E.

Lovecraft., H.P

Action & Adventure

"Treacherous characters, two-fisted action, and an inside knowledge of the mid- and late-Twentieth Century. Jack Bludis has a handle for dark fiction. These are stories not to miss. Check 'em out!" -Dave White, Two Time Shamus Nominated author of The Evil That Men. An enthralling collection of mysteries from two time Shamus Award finalist Jack Budis that celebrates the pulp private eye story in a trio of cities famed for their noir settings and mean streets. "From Baltimore to the mean streets of New York, to the smoke-and-gin-soaked Hollywood of the 1940s, Bludis presents a lineup of some of the finest hardboiled literature around. Page after page is filled with bullets, bucks, and broads. This is the good stuff!" -Richard Helms, Two-time Derringer Award winning author of Thunder Moon. This masterful volume includes the author's Anthony and Shamus Award finalist tale, "Munchies," plus "Pigtown Will Shine Tonight," "Ticket to the Top," "New Guy on the Block," "Blonds, Blonds, Blonds," and eight more enthralling short stories and novelettes. Jack Bludis is a lifetime resident of the Baltimore area who lived his early years in "Pigtown." His Shamus Award finalist novel, Shadow of the Dalhia, is also available as a paperback and ebook. "In a world of over-hyped, pre-packaged, filter-tip crime fiction, Jack Bludis rolls his own. Lots of copycats profess to write pulp, but Bludis shows how it's done. He's a true original, always his own man, a defiantly loose cannon in the neatly ordered world of genre expectations." -Kevin Burton Smith, Editor, ThrillingDetective.com

Munchies and Other Tales of Guys, Gals & Guns

PageTurner

<p>Ten stories of new and classic pulp fiction -- Mr. Pleeber knew people like himself didn't have dangerous adventures, so he thought it was all a bad dream when he woke up to murder; An unusual masquerade, industrial espionage, Egypt; Private investigator Ken Sligo had a promising future, but had to make certain he wasn't killed on his first case; In Mexico, a strange vigilante was called the Death's Head, those who met him learned why; One last heist for a notorious jewel thief ... one reporter had the knowledge to prevent it; A lawyer swears to uphold the law, but is forced to bend it; A conspiracy theorist is considered a nut-job in life ... Internet legend in death ...; and a pirate asks for a helping hand, only to be served a cruel joke.</p>

Pulp Adventures #33

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Rohmer, Sax

Glenn, Teel James

Boeckman, Charles

McFarlane, Adam Beau

Gilbertson, Nils

Hayfield, Michael R.

Demanns, Carson

Science Fiction

Independently published

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Bludis, Jack. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Bludis, Jack