Digital Parchment Press: 14 books

The fantasies in this collection were written in the late 1950s & early '60s, for a number of "men's magazines" in the mode of Hugh Hefner's then-flourishing Playboy. In them Bixby depicts men and women's lives with irony, wit and humor. There are plenty of laughs in this collection,...

BURIED PIRATE TREASURE, WISECRACKING KELLAND HEROINE LEAD TO ROMANCE, ADVENTURE & MURDER IN THIS EXCITING KELLAND NOVEL SET ON PROHIBITION-ERA LONG ISLAND! "A refreshing, entertaining story written by a master storytellers, and one of Kelland's best novels," Allentown Call-Leader "Combines...

Eccentric Characters, Screwball Romance, and Mid-Century Zeitgeist in This Classic Postal Procedural! “Postal inspector Will Scarlet must uncover the plot for looting the mails. Beginning with the disappearance of dresses sent from a little New York City shop, where he meets the awkward,...

“The dialogue rings true and the plot is cheerful and diverting. A lively story designed to prick the jaded palate.” —The New York Times In this last volume of the Birth of Television Trilogy, Kelland once again combines humor with suspense, adding an engaging romance between a man just...

“Intricate plotting kept at a boil by skillful pacing. A smoothie.” —The Criminal Record in Saturday Review. In the turbulent early days of television, when I Love Lucy is the hot new show, John Miller arrives in Hollywood with nothing but hope in his heart and a pilot script in his pocket....

“In this mystery centering around a murder victim dressed as a homeless man and a missing Stradivarius, the [characters] are all well rounded... The setting of the mystery is a New York television studio. As this was written in 1951, television was still in its infancy and Kelland takes the time...

One of Kelland's zaniest—and most sensible—heroines sleuths her way into danger and romance! “In this engaging mystery novel, Kelland gives a picture of the intricacies of a modern department store. He puts advertising copywriter Sherry Madigan through a couple of murders, a conspiracy,...

UBERGEEK OLIVER BOGGS FINDS HIMSELF IN A PICKLE AND OVER A BARREL - IN LOVE, MURDER AND LAUGHS! This slightly pixilated romantic suspense novel from the Golden Age of Mystery is sure to delight fans of the signature silver screen screwball comedies of the era (in fact, it was made into one...

“Masterful. Recommended reading.” —The Arizona Republic First-ever reprint! Some people said he was a dolt and fool, others called Bednigo Claypool a sage and prophet, others a manipulative politician and yet others a ruthless killer. Bednigo was willing to be all that and more...

AN OUTSTANDING GOLDEN AGE MYSTERY CLASSIC & ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS ABOUT WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II! "Bright and breezy sabotage and romance with plus appeal for murder-mystery-spy addicts. S.E.P." Kirkus Reviews Not long after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry...

SCATTERGOOD BAINES TWIDDLES HIS TOES AND PULLS THE STRINGS TO SAVE A YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE, BRING TWO LOVERS TOGETHER AND SOLVE A BAFFLING MYSTERY! First book publication of this classic 1940s hit magazine serial, featuring one of Kelland's signature, stand-up heroines. Geraldine Quinton,...

Weird mysteries that defy the known laws of science. Do their answers lie in the unknown world beyond our senses? FATE's Strange series sold over 2,000,000 copies in the ’70s & ’80s. Now, new audiences are making it a leading title in well-known ebook stores' Paranormal sections. “FATE...

AMAZON TOP TEN PARANORMAL AND SUPERNATURAL BESTSELLING SERIES! This book contains 25 true reports of real-life encounters with the paranormal and the supernatural; accounts which are, indeed, stranger than fiction. Drawn from the files of FATE—the magazine Stephen King says gave him many...

True Accounts of Angels and Heavenly visitations from the pages of the world's leading magazine of the paranormal! Are Angels Real? "Yes!" say the editors, contributors, and readers of FATE magazine—and billions of people worldwide. Now you can read the best writing on those...