Weird Detectives

Weird Tales magazine is known for launching a number of sub-genres of fiction—cosmic horror, swords & sorcery, dark fantasy, and others. It has also greatly added to existing genres like science fiction, horror, and—a personal favorite of editor Jonathan Maberry—weird mystery stories. Or, as they became known—occult detective tales.

Detective Romeo Moon’s fiancée, a city crime boss, has to get out of the city because all the other crime bosses are trying to murder her. She travels to the Wild West with him to look for a missing boy who turns out to be kidnapped. The town they go to is run by a powerful villain-magician, the boy’s uncle, who has escaped the Madlands. The magician makes a play for Julia. They are as alike as Julia and Romeo are different. She’s swayed. There is at least one high noon shootout on a dusty town street, only with magic. Download today to see how it all turns out.

Welcome to Book 2 . Romeo’s demon god father, bad parent of the year, is back to try to kill him. The detective’s love of his villain girlfriend deepens, threatening both their lives and careers. Meanwhile, Romeo works a case, The Fates are kidnapped by a man who makes a deal with the devil, Satan himself. Can Romeo save the Fates, hold on to a love more star-crossed than Romeo and Juliet, avoid a murderous father, and deal with his mother, recently turned a vampire. Read the adventures of the supernatural detective today! A reader, "supernatural escapades follow making the book one of ...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. This is his story. In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events—even before the invention of Netflix—Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. This is his story. Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds...

Some witches ride brooms, wear pointy hats, and have warty noses. Others come disguised as soul mates. A fortune teller predicts Augie will soon meet a green-eyed beauty with a crescent-moon tattoo. Best yet, she’s his soul mate. Or maybe that’s not so great since he already has a wonderful girlfriend who lives with him and his father. Breaking up with her is out of the question. When the new girl shows up to school, she’s everything the psychic predicted and more. Is it his fault if he falls for the girl the universe picked out for him? Sure, she’s got a mean streak and turns his ...

Seabury Quinn's most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave. The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, presents all 93 published works featuring the supernatural detective. Presented in chronological order over five volumes, this is the definitive collection of an iconic pulp hero. The third volume, The Dark Angel, includes all Jules de Grandin stories from "The Lost Lady" to "The Hand of Glory", as well as The Devil's Bride.

Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even to casual readers of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being more popular than them all during the golden era of genre pulp fiction, there is another author whose name and work have fallen into obscurity: Seabury Quinn. The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin collects all ninety-three published works featuring the supernatural detective Dr. Jules de Grandin.

Noah Farmer—Private Investigator—Finder of Lost Things & Paranormal Myth Buster The paint is barely dry on his sign when wizard-turned-private investigator Noah Farmer gets his first official case. Saul's sister has gone missing. At her empty cabin, Noah finds a paperback novel about the Curse of the Lost Dutchman's Mine. Before he can make sense of it, an earthquake tears open a vortex and hurls him into 1880s Arizona Territory, leaving his magic sputtering like a wet candle. Stranded in a frontier town shaped by greed, ghost stories, and outlaw charm, Noah manages to track down Gloria...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. This is his story. In the fading town of Stain’d-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. This is his story. Train travel! Murder! Librarians! A Series Finale! On all other nights, the train...

VISIT THE AWESOME TEMPLE OF TOBRIOSUS SOLVE THE GREAT MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED TOBRII RACE For sleuth Barclay Heath, it was a mystery too great to resist. But as night falls on the deserted alien world, his fellow passengers begin to vanish one by one . . . Heath must unravel an age-old mystery before time runs out, before he, too, suffers the same fate as the Tobrii . . . The Barclay Heath Mysteries are set in a whimsical alternate-1920s, where humanity has ventured out into the stars but Twenties values and attitudes prevail. Barclay Heath is a gentleman detective enjoying semi-retirement ...

A KILLER ON THE STREETS OF VICTORIAN LONDON A DETECTIVE HELLBENT ON STOPPING HIM A DOORWAY TO ANOTHER UNIVERSE . . . The Infernal Realm is a fast-paced detective thriller which takes Inspector Joshua Darknoll on a terrifying journey into the uncanny, where everything he thought he knew about the world—about reality itself—is turned upside down. As he pursues the murderer through a strange, labyrinthine version of London, Darknoll faces a terrible choice - stopping the madman or finding his way back home to the woman he loves . . . THE FIRST VOLUME IN THE DARKNOLL CHRONICLES

When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, and more...

A locked‑room mystery in deep space — perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, classic whodunnits, retro science fiction, and detective novels with a twist. It's the Roaring Twenties and humanity has ventured out into the stars. Orbiting at the edge of the solar system, the luxurious Hotel Galileo is a glittering Art Deco resort where wealthy travellers, socialites, scientists, and celebrities escape the troubles of Earth. But when an Arcturan dignitary is found murdered in his private suite, the glamorous space hotel becomes the scene of a chilling interstellar crime. Detective Barclay ...

Charming, sleepy, Wallingford Heights. Shattered by a chilling triple homicide. Eastern Massachusetts, 1893 Everyday life, disrupted. A town's secrets exposed. Wallingford Heights shattered by a chilling triple homicide. One of America's first salons - The Vine, a hub of activity, with falling hair and flowing information. Estelle, Chasity, Marilou and Clara—known for their impeccable hairstyling and listening skills. Four spirited women, unravel the town's dark mysteries. From gossip at the salon to pillow-talk whispers in the night. Amateur sleuths who uncover chicken thieves, window ...

Hanover Elementary is not your average school. The milk cartons whisper advice. The pencil sharpener leaks secrets. And the cafeteria meatballs occasionally move on their own. Tommy Tiddleton was just trying to survive another weird Wednesday when he stumbled upon the first clue: a glowing sandwich bag marked “DO NOT OPEN.” Naturally, he opened it. Now, with the help of his best friends—Dev the skeptic, Blister the chaos enthusiast, and Miss Sheila the world’s most suspicious lunch lady—Tommy must navigate a bizarre underground archive, a sentient gravy spill, memory-erasing tacos...

Read by the incredible John Lee Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, a World Fantasy award, and a BSFA Award. Blending weird fiction with the police procedural, The City & The City is an existential thriller like no other. When the body of a murdered...

A collection of 'neo-pulp' stories in the style of the classics but with a modern outlook and twist. Cichol's Children - Mythos/Weird Stain - Detective Shanks - Western The Black Rat - Masked vigilante The Dastard - Sword and Sorcery Wild - Jungle adventure Rink Rash - Exploitation/Post Apocalypse/Sport Mimsy Burogrove - Detective/Psychedelic Doc Osmium - Action/Adventure Tessa Coyle - Science Fiction/Detective Ace Slamm - Science Fiction One Man McCann - War/Science Fiction

John Scarecrow is a living, breathing, talking scarecrow with a heart of gold and has joined the LAPD to fight for truth and justice. Julie Kingston, a beautiful yet emotionally volatile cop with a penchant for bending the rules, is his partner. She doesn’t mind the fact that her partner is a scarecrow. In fact, she prefers it that way. Investigating a series of bizarre murders involving the violent homicide of upscale call girls, the assassination of a U.S. senator, and a series of death threats against one of Hollywood's leading ladies, they find themselves at the center of a notorious ...