Carole Nelson Douglas is well known for several successful crime fiction series, one of which features paranormal investigator Delilah Street, who operates in a Las Vegas where vampires and werewolves are commonplace. She’s featured in “Bogieman,” the first story in Once Upon a Midnight Noir, a tale in which CinSims are “peeled from silver nitrate and given latter-day life.” Hammett fans will be intrigued by this one. In another of Douglas’ series, a cat named Midnight Louie, who sounds a bit like a Damon Runyon character, sometimes takes over the narration. Usually Louie operates in Las Vegas, as he does in “Butterfly Kiss,” along with Delilah Street. In “The Riches There that Lie,” we get a glimpse into one of Louie’s past lives, in an unusual tale with Edgar Allan Poe. Readers looking for out-of-the-ordinary treats will find them here.