Whodunit? MEGAPACK(R)

9 great reads for a lonely night of thrills and chills!In Sydney J. Bounds's "e;The Book Miser"e; has detective Josephine "e;Jo"e; Royal trying to thwart an unscrupulous book collector who's taken advantage of an innocent seller. In "e;The Purple Glove Murders,"e; by Mary Wickizer Burgess, attorney Gail Brevard is asked to solve a killing that appears to be linked to another murder from decades earlier. In Victor Cilinca's "e;Eggs,"e; a multi-millionaire pasta company executive becomes the target of a scam. In "e;The Case of the Telbury Halt Ghost,"e; by Ernest Dudley, well-known detective Doctor Morelle must unravel the mystery behind the apparent haunting of a rural railway station. "e;The Adventure of the Forgotten Umbrella,"e; by Mel Gilden, is one of those tales of Sherlock Holmes mentioned-but never actually related-by Doctor Watson. Michael Hemmingson tells the story of an unfortunate young man on the make who's quite simply overwhelmed by his three "e;Vivacious Vixens!"e; Francis Jarman demonstrates, "e;In the Light of What Happened,"e; that poking around in old Indian temples can have unforeseen consequences! James B. Johnson's "e;Flankspeed"e; is one of the most unusual mysteries ever encountered by this editor-and also one of the best. Arlette Lees, a rising star of the noir mystery magazine scene, contributes "e;Blood Bayou,"e; one of those backwater places that you probably want to avoid on your next little escape from the law.