James Michael Ullman

When his brother vanishes without a trace in a city of a million people, it's up to Steve Kolchak to find him. James Michael Ullman (1925-1997) was an American novelist and newspaper writer/editor known for his work in and about the Chicago area. Ullman served in World War II and the U.S. Navy for two and a half years, and also served as an Air Force civilian employee on Guam. He was educated at Chicago's Wright Junior College and De Paul University,...

When Joey Marco gets into the strange woman's car and she offers him a job, he knows she's nuts. He's only 22, but an ex con. But she has a job and she needs someone who can run - fast - to pull it off. Of course, it can't be on the level...

When a young, cocky Chicago newspaper reporter turns away a woman with a scandal to tell, he ends up fired when she's murdered before the day is through. Can he put the pieces together?

His short stories continued to appear in EQMM through the early 1960s, when he turned to novels. This volume selects four of his best: THE NEON HAYSTACK FULL COVERAGE THE VENUS TRAP LADY ON FIRE