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An entrancing collection of 50 great short stories by leading classic writers.

Andrew Soutar (1879 - 1941) was a British author and journalist best known for his novels and short stories. The Jade Earrings is the story of an elderly antiques collector with a young and pretty wife, Rosetta. One day he presents her with a pair of jade earrings with a legend attached to them. It is said that any faithful wife who wears them will become unfaithful.

'The Pursuing Shadow' is the story of Spatz, an unscrupulous and self-absorbed businessman who has left a trail of devastation behind him in the form of destroyed business partners, one of whom lost an arm as a result of a suicide attempt when cheated by Spatz. But karma catches up with everyone, and the amputee finally returns to find Spatz at the precise moment of his own downfall.

Here we are swinging back into adventure with the third exciting issue of The Thrill Book, an influential early pulp magazine featuring stories of action, horror and mystery sure to get your heart pounding! In this issue, we have the conclusion of the mysterious lost race jungle adventure "In the Shadows of Race" as well the suspenseful crime story "At the End of the Wires" and several other tales of ghostly happenings and murderous vengeance to bring a smile to the face of the well-seasoned pulp fan. - Summary by Ben Tucker