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First known date: 1948-1952 Issue Details: First known date: 1948-1952... 1948-1952 Scientific Thriller
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Notes

  • A series of 43 novellas written by house authors using house pseudonyms. The series was published between November 1948 and May 1952.

Includes

y separately published work icon Lightning Crime 'Belli Luigi' , Wolfe Herscholt , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z803577 1949 selected work novella short story thriller
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y separately published work icon Jet-Wheel Jockey Wolfe Herscholt , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1682242 1950 single work novella science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
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y separately published work icon Planet of Fire Wolfe Herscholt , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1682247 1950 single work novella science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
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y separately published work icon Method for Murder 'Otto Kensch' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1682279 1950 single work short story science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
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y separately published work icon Escape Essence 'Boris Ludwig' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1682328 1950 single work short story science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Magnetic Peril Wolfe Herscholt , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1940-1949 Z1111222 1940-1949 single work novella thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1940-1949
y separately published work icon X-Ray Menace Wolfe Herscholt , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1940-1949 Z1111231 1940-1949 single work novella thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1940-1949
y separately published work icon Atomic Death 'Hans Karlson' , Sydney : Associated General , 1948 Z961493 1948 single work novella science fiction thriller crime

From the novel's introduction:

'The invention of the "Kay-ray" had opened up unlimited fields by which to benefit humanity; but this was not to be. The inventor's gruesome murder and the capture of the Kay-ray by a ruthless and diabolically clever gang gives rise to a reign of terror which catches millionaires, bankers and ordinary people in its grip. To combat these unprecedented crimes, private detective Clinton Forder and the young scientist Bayne Mandeville need cunning equal to that of their enemies and escape a horrible death by a hair's breadth.'

Sydney : Associated General , 1948
y separately published work icon The Jaws of Doom 'Boris Ludwig' , Sydney : Associated General , 1948 Z979800 1948 single work novella horror thriller science fiction Sydney : Associated General , 1948
y separately published work icon Blackmarket Brains 'Kurt Hoffman' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z961498 1949 single work novella science fiction thriller crime

From the novel's introduction:

'No brain, no achievement, no talent is safe from this thief: a man who has the power to steal intelligence itself.

'Transplanting the brains of the brilliant into his own hirelings, this man is a menace to civilisation.

'Impossible. That's what the police said- till death knocked once too often.'

Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon Death is a Habit 'Otto Kensch' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z979808 1949 single work novella science fiction thriller crime detective Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon The Curse of Blood Wolfe Herscholt , 'Otto Kensch' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z1111204 1949 selected work novella short story science fiction thriller mystery Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon Murder Has Wings 'Otto Kensch' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z1201760 1949 single work novella science fiction thriller mystery Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon The Whistle of Doom 'Boris Ludwig' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z1219401 1949 single work novella horror science fiction fantasy Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon Hypnotic Death Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z802247 1949 single work novella science fiction detective Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon The Mummy Walks 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z803580 1949 single work novella Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon Toppling Terror 'Belli Luigi' , Stan Hennell , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z803583 1949 selected work novella short story thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon Cosmic Calamity 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z803604 1949 single work novella science fiction thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon Death Has No Weight 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949 Z809130 1949 single work novella science fiction thriller crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1949
y separately published work icon King Rat Stanford Heinkel , 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1107780 1950 selected work novella short story science fiction thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Image of Death 'Otto Kensch' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1197834 1950 single work novella science fiction horror mystery Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Sleep Is Death 'Otto Kensch' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z1201763 1950 selected work novella short story science fiction fantasy thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon The Fatal Focus Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z802238 1950 single work novella science fiction fantasy Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon The Glowing Globe 'Belli Luigi' , Stan Hennell , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803586 1950 selected work novella short story science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Master-Mind Menace 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803589 1950 single work novella science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Curse of the Mummy 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803592 1950 single work novella Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Depths of Death 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803595 1950 single work novella Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Lost Underworld 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803598 1950 single work novella Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon The Freezing Peril Strikes 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803601 1950 single work novella thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Crime Flies 'Belli Luigi' , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950 Z803607 1950 single work novella Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1950
y separately published work icon Celluloid Suicide Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802232 1951 single work novella science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon The Corpse Sat Up Raymond Glenning , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802235 1951 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon Flight into Horror Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802241 1951 single work novella science fiction horror Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon Ghosts Don't Kill Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802244 1951 single work novella crime detective science fiction Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon Kill Him Gently Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802250 1951 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon Killer by Night Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802253 1951 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon Satan's Sabbath Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802265 1951 single work novella science fiction horror thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon You Can't Keep Murder Out Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802273 1951 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon The Time Thief Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802276 1951 single work novella science fiction horror thriller Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon Seven for Murder Raymond Glenning , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951 Z802285 1951 single work novella science fiction crime detective Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1951
y separately published work icon The Crook Who Wasn't There! Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952 Z802256 1952 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952
y separately published work icon The Murder I Don't Remember Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952 Z802259 1952 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952
y separately published work icon No Future in Murder Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952 Z802268 1952 single work single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952
y separately published work icon The Maniac Murders Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952 Z802279 1952 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952
y separately published work icon Feline Frame-Up Paul Valdez , Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952 Z802282 1952 single work novella science fiction crime Sydney : Transport Publishing , 1952

Works about this Work

Thrills and All That Graham Stone , 2001 single work review bibliography biography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 184-189)

— Review of Thrills Incorporated 1950 periodical short story (23 issues); Scientific Thriller 1948-1952 series - publisher novella
Carter Brown's Unscientific Thrillers Sean McMullen , 1993 single work essay
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 2 1993; (p. 20-22)
Thrills and All That Graham Stone , 2001 single work review bibliography biography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 184-189)

— Review of Thrills Incorporated 1950 periodical short story (23 issues); Scientific Thriller 1948-1952 series - publisher novella
Carter Brown's Unscientific Thrillers Sean McMullen , 1993 single work essay
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 2 1993; (p. 20-22)
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