ECHOES 30

Echoes 30 by Tom & Ginger Johnson, the longest-running pulp fanzine of all time, is back for a special 30th anniversary issue, and it's the largest single-issue pulp fanzine ever published. Released in 2012 by ALTUS PRESS, enjoy over 300 pages of articles on pulps as well as a pair of classic reprints, written by a variety of pulp experts. Lots of articles and photos from the authors’ files. 302 pages, $22.46 available from Amazon at

http://www.amazon.com/Echoes-30-Decades-Greatest-Magazine/dp/1618270796/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Sherlock Holmes And The Adventure of The Modern Cinderella

Sherlock Holmes And The Adventures of The Modern Cinderella

By Thomas Owen

ISBN 978-1461167167

Amazon

Paperback $5.95

Kindle $2.99

53 Pages

Rating 5-Stars

“A Delightful And Fun Read.”

Inspector Lestrade brings Prince Anthony of Grautania to Sherlock Holmes with an odd story: While attending a masked costume ball at the home of Lord Chesterville, a masked lady caught his attention, and they spoke together for a while. He became smitten with her, but at a certain time she claimed she had to go, and raced off, losing a slipper in her haste. Now Prince Anthony wants desperately to find his mysterious Cinderella of the Ball.

Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes visit Lord Chesterville’s home, the scene of the mysterious happening, where things appear not quite above board. How had the young masked lady disappeared so easily, and could there be more to her than just a mere guest of the Ball? The mind of Sherlock Holmes sees more than he lets on, and suddenly makes a mysterious trip to France, leaving Dr. Watson wondering what he is up to.

For the most part I have passed up Sherlock Holmes as reading material because of the Victorian period in which the stories were written. I’ve tried to read early works set in the period, but found the archaic writing hard to follow; at least to keep my interest. Thus, I did not bother with Sherlock Holmes. But I must say, this short novel by Thomas Owen, combining the master detective with a certain fairy tale, is a delightful, and fun read. Although the reader will quickly figure out the mystery of the masked woman, we don’t discover all the truth until Sherlock Holmes reveals it at the end.

Tom Johnson

Detective Mystery Stories

Savage Land of Jur Now Available

Savage Land of Jur by Tom Johnson is now available as paperback, $12.30 at Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Land-Jur-Tom-Johnson/dp/1937769275/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379523031&sr=8-1&keywords=Savage+Land+of+jur

The hardback edition is also available at $25.72 from Lulu at http://www.lulu.com/shop/tom-johnson/savage-land-of-jur/hardcover/product-21207064.html

Trapped in the Jurassic period of Earth’s predawn, Ron and Odette search for the Ancient Ones and a time portal that will return them to their own time. But even as they encounter an Ancient One, more danger threatens them in the savage world of Jur.

Also wherever eBooks are sold.

Dr. Thaddeus C. Harker

Now available from Altus Press www.altuspress.com/ and Amazon for $29.95.

Written by Edwin Truett Long, Doc Harker was one of the last of the Munsey heroes who were introduced to battle the oncoming wave of the comic book industry. Dressed in a Prince Albert coat and looking like a Kentucky gentleman, Harker and his crew travel the country selling their cure-all Chickasha Remedies... and encounter crime at every stop. This edition collects the entire series: "Crime Nest," "Woe to the Vanquished" and "South of the Border," all from 1940 and complete, remastered, with all the original illustrations. And it's rounded out by an introduction by pulp historian Tom Johnson which reveals many facts about this previously-unidentified pulp author, along with an exhaustive Edwin Truett Long bibliography.

The Spider's Web Now In Hardback

The Spider’s Web by Tom Johnson is now available in hardback from Lulu at $22.78. Still available in paperback for $13.95, and eBook for $4.99. http://www.lulu.com/shop/tom-johnson/the-spiders-web/hardcover/product-21013434.html

In 1980, a treacherous Chinaman created a web of events that culminated thirty years later in a reign of terror and death. As the streets of his city run red with blood, The Black Ghost searches for the mysterious killer, who is motivated by revenge, and this time the city’s paladin may be faced by his greatest foe, the Spider! An evil mastermind, trained in the deadly mysteries of the Ninja, with a desire to kill!

This Week's Ratings

This Week’s Ratings

#1) Phantom Detective Companion 147,271 (Altus Press)

#2) Bad Moon Rising 166,843 (self-published on Kindle)

#3) The Black Bat’s War 246,634(self-published on Kindle)

#4) Treasure of Jur 422,360 (self-published on Kindle)

#5) Lost Land of Jur 448,176 (self-published on Kindle)

#6) Eyes of Satan 450,120 (self-published on Kindle)

#7) Queen of Jur 454,572 (self-published on Kindle)

#8) Drums of Jur 462,965 (self-published on Kindle)

#9) Savage Land of Jur 469,989  (NTD)

#10) Cold War Heroes 494,828 (NTD)

#11) Three Go Back 500,920 (NTD)

#12) Jur: A Story of Pre Dawn Earth 503,354 (NTD)

#13) Crime’s Dark Streets 643,408 (self-published on Kindle)

#14) Crime’s Last Stand 643,610(self-published on Kindle)

#15) Crime’s Death Plague 662,966 (self-published on Kindle)

#16) Pangaea: Eden’s Planet 791,567 (self-published on Kindle)

#17) Guns of The Black Ghost 921,620 (self-published on Kindle)

#18) The Spider’s Web 961,697 (NTD)

#19) Double Danger Tales (#65) 988,980 (self-published on Kindle)

My books are holding strong, but sales could be better. This time around there are 19 in the top ratings on Amazon, including books from NTD and Altus Press, as well as self-published on Kindle. I’m really pleased that the Jur novels remain in the top standings, but saddened that The Soul Stealers has finally dropped out of the top ratings. However, both The Soul Stealers and The Black Shadow just barely missed making the top ratings (sigh).  After the recent book signing, I think it helped Cold War Heroes, Three Go Back, and the Phantom Detective Companion get noticed.