Best of
Mystery
1946
Dark Passage
David Goodis - 1946
A fugitive from justice, in the depths of despair, he finds refuge with a beautiful woman as he struggles to unravel a nightmarish plot. First published as a magazine serial, Dark Passage was filmed in 1947 by Delmer Daves. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, it is regarded as a classic of noir filmmaking.
Mystery at Laughing Water
Dorothy Maywood Bird - 1946
Phyllis' adventures roughing it at camp are mixed with the thrills of solving an old family mystery. Time period is contemporary (1940s).
Mad with Much Heart
Gerald Butler - 1946
Basis of the 1952 film noir "On Dangerous Ground" starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Ward Bond.
The Black Stocking
Constance Little - 1946
When murder strikes, the police think Irene would make a great suspect in this reprint of a 1946 comic mystery.
The Pigskin Bag
Bruno Fischer - 1946
— until even the police refused to believe that Adam had not hidden it, or that he was not tied up with whatever its mysterious contents involved ... — until the very security of Adam's wife and child was threatened, and he was forced to make a startling move to protect them ...Here is a gripping story of a man who, suddenly and innocently, is caught up in a violent whirlpool of confused terrors ... What Adam Breen does — and what happens to him — will have you clutching the edge of your chair ...