Scott Phillips
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"Douglas Rigby, attorney-at-law, is bankrupt. He's just sunk his last $200,000--a clandestine "loan" from his last remaining client, former bigshot TV exec Glenn Haskill--into a cocaine deal gone wrong. The lesson? Never trust anyone else with the dirty work. Desperate to get back on top, Rigby formulates an art forgery scheme involving one of Glenn's priceless paintings, a victimless crime. But for Rigby to pull this one off, he'll need to negotiate...
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From the master of Western noir comes a provocatively entertaining crime saga set in the early days of the film industry.
This dark historical adventure captures the beginnings of the Hollywood studio system and the “blue movie” industry that grows up alongside it.
Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia—a...
This dark historical adventure captures the beginnings of the Hollywood studio system and the “blue movie” industry that grows up alongside it.
Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia—a...
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Cottonwood (2004) was a huge step forward for the burgeoning king of noir Scott Phillips, and his dark and gritty take on the western earned him starred reviews and praise from crime masters Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos. That novel featured the Kansas town beginning in 1872 when it was just a small community of run down farms, dusty roads, and two–bit crooks. Saloon owner and photographer Bill Ogden thought it could be more and...
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It's Christmas Eve, 1979, in Wichita, and Charlie Arglist, a crooked lawyer and strip-club owner, is drunkenly making the rounds before he blows town for good. Getting progressively drunker and deeper in trouble, Charlie needs to drop off a photograph of a local official in a compromising position and steal some drug money. Before it's all over, a lot of people are going to wind up dead.
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Over 200 pages of swashbuckling adventure. He's sailed the seven seas and explored unknown lands, fought countless monsters and battled evil wizards, but Sinbad's newest adventure may be the greatest, and most dangerous, he's ever had! Stranded on Mars, Sinbad continues his battle against evil Emperor Akdhar. Vowing to restore Prince Muqari to the throne, Sinbad and his loyal adventurers join a crew of Martian sand pirates, in search of an ancient...
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Stranded on Mars, Earthman Sinbad was thought to be the Chosen One spoken of in Martian prophecy. Imprisoned by the evil Emperor Akdhar and forced to fight in the arena, Sinbad was rescued by a small group of rebels led by the woman-warrior Qani. Stumbling across a family of former slaves, Sinbad and the others learned that the rightful Emperor of Mars, Prince Muqari, was being held captive by a Martian War Cult. Using a map provided by the slaves,...
10) The ice harvest
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It's Christmas Eve in icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist just might have something to celebrate. Charlie is an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, along with his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh, the two have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard. But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata, who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town...
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From the pages of the Mis-Adventures of Adam West comes this new action packed space adventure. Dirk Benedict-- "Starbuck" in the original Battlestar Galactica and The A-Team's "Faceman"-- is signing autographs at a convention when a mysterious scientist appears, transporting Dirk to Earth's far-flung future, where he discovers he's mankind's only hope against an oppressive computer and its robot army!