Set in the 1950s, the story revolves around a gripping mystery featured in "The Phantom Detective Magazine." It showcases a blend of intrigue and suspense as the protagonist navigates a series of chilling events linked to the titular "Video Victims." The narrative is enriched with original illustrations, enhancing the vintage feel and immersing readers in the era's detective fiction. This lead novel captures the essence of classic crime stories while offering a unique glimpse into the past.
A sense of impending doom envelops the members of the Gargoyle Club as they confront a ruthless criminal. The story features the world's greatest sleuth, who combines intellect and physical prowess to tackle the sinister challenges ahead. This gripping narrative is drawn from the January 1938 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, offering a thrilling blend of mystery and action.
Set in the thrilling atmosphere of the late 1940s, this novel features a gripping mystery originally published in "The Phantom Detective" magazine. With its complete storyline and original illustrations, it immerses readers in a tale of suspense and intrigue, centering around the enigmatic Black Ball of Death. The narrative captures the essence of classic detective fiction, promising a captivating experience for fans of the genre.
Set against a backdrop of suspense, the story follows the Phantom as he investigates a chilling string of crimes linked to a supercriminal. This antagonist possesses promissory notes that threaten the lives of his victims, creating a tense race against time. The narrative promises thrilling twists and a gripping exploration of good versus evil, showcasing the Phantom's determination to bring justice to those in peril.
Through every era of American history, New York City has been a battleground for international espionage, where secrets are created, stolen, and passed through clandestine meetings and covert communications. Some spies do their work and escape, while others are compromised, imprisoned, and―a few―executed. Spy Sites of New York City takes you inside this shadowy world and reveals the places where it all happened.In 233 main entries as well as listings for scores more spy sites, H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace weave incredible true stories of derring-do and double-crosses that put even the best spy fiction to shame. The cases and sites follow espionage history from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, to the rise of communism and fascism in the twentieth century, to Russian sleeper agents in the twenty-first century. The spy sites are not only in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx but also on Long Island and in New Jersey. Maps and 380 photographs allow readers to follow in the footsteps of spies and spy-hunters to explore the city, tradecraft, and operations that influenced wars hot and cold. Informing and entertaining, Spy Sites of New York City is a must-have guidebook to the espionage history of the Big Apple.
From Wallace, the former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service, and Melton, a renowned intelligence historian, comes an unprecedented history of the CIA's most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible.
Set against the backdrop of March 1943, this full-length adventure features the Phantom Detective in a gripping tale titled "The Stones of Satan." As the lead novel in "The Phantom Detective" magazine, it promises a blend of mystery and excitement, showcasing the detective's skills as he confronts sinister forces. Readers can expect a captivating narrative filled with suspense and intrigue as the Phantom Detective navigates through dark plots and dangerous encounters.
Once a top-secret training manual for CIA field agents in the early Cold War Era of the 1950s, The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception is now available to the general public. An amazing historical artifact, this eye-opening handbook offered step-by-step instructions to covert intelligence operatives in all manner of sleight of hand and trickery designed to thwart the Communist enemy. Part of the Company’s infamous MK-ULTRA—a secret mind-control and chemical interrogation research program—this legendary document, the brainchild of John Mulholland, then America’s most famous magician, was believed lost forever. But thanks to former CIA gadgeteer Bob Wallace and renowned spycraft historian H. Keith Melton, The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception is now available to everyone, spy and civilian alike.
