The golden dolphin: the story of an expedition to discover what happened to a ship lost in the South Seas. The marooner: the story of infamous Caribbean buccaneer Long Tom Pugh. Forced luck: Tells of Barthelemy "Bart" Portuguese, a superstitious freebooter who believed a gold amulet guaranteed success.

J. Allan Dunn -- one of the most popular writers for the pulp magazines of the early 20th Century -- wrote voluminously on every subject imaginable. Here are three of his swashbuckling tales of pirates, full of colorful action, beautiful women, and daring high-seas escapades! "The Golden Dolphin," a complete novel, tells the story of an expedition to discover what happened to a ship lost in the South Seas. "The Marooner," a novella, is the story of Long Tom Pugh, infamous buccaneer in the Caribbean, and his ship, the Scourge. "Forced Luck," another novella, tells of Barthelemy "Bart" Portuguese, superstitious freebooter, who believed a gold amulet guaranteed his success.

Weird Tales #325 (Fall 2001) features "From Out of the Crocodile's Mouth," by Darrell Schweitzer; "The Gravedigger's Apprentice," by Alvin Helms; "Our Temporary Supervisor," by Thomas Ligotti; "Where All Things Perish," by Tanith Lee; "The Wizard of Ashes and Rain," by David Sandner, and more.

Eight short stories featuring Amos Clackworthy and The Early Bird, two Chicago conmen, taken from the pages of the classic pulp fiction magazine, Detective Story Magazine. Introduction by Steve Lewis. Part of the Wildside Pulp Classics series.

Pirates! Here are tales of the seven seas (and beyond) by some of the greats of nautical fiction. From classics like ""Treasure Island"" and ""The Ghost Pirates, to pulp tales by Robert E. Howard and J. Allan Dunn to modern swashbucklers set in fantasy worlds, ""The Pirate Story Megapack"" is a thrill-a-minute compilation of more than 3,100 pages of great pirate tales, both historical and set in fantasy world. And not all pirates sail the seas ... Included are:THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN, by J. Allan DunnA SET OF ROGUES, by Frank BarrettTHE OFFSHORE PIRATE, by F. Scott FitzgeraldA BRUSH WITH THE CHINES.

Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.