Three Big Crime Novelets
The Crimson Vampire
by Joel Rogers
Foul with human gore, that scythe-clawed Murder-Monster slashed at that once-peaceful countryside — and even skeptical Capt. Sparrow’s blood ran cold.
D.A.s Die Too!
by Richard Vance
A five grand reward for an envelope — and a gang bullet for the holder. Marty O’Day followed the taxi girl into a maze of criss-cross murder.
Angel-Face Alibi
by Ted Tinsley
Major John Lacy, gentlemen! Ex-commander of the 697th Battalion. Decorated twice. Wounded twice. Now fighting the racket rats in a battle to the death!
Detective Book’s Demi-Booklength Novel
Murder Made in Reno
by Roger Torrey
Easy Shean Connell, free-lance dick, knew that where there is smoke there is always a guy fanning it — where there’s a shiv through a doll’s neck there’s more to it than merely murder!
Five Rapid-fire Detective Shorts
So You Won’t Talk!
by Barney Barnett
“No crook ever out-foxed me!” the Sergeant claimed. But that was before O’Hearne.
The Murder Master
by Ted Storrs
Johns knew that perfect crimes are bunk, so he set a trap for the Murder Master.
Dead Man’s Blackmail
by John Starr
Only one thing could save young Trent from the gallows — a confession from the dead.
The Flatfoot-frame
by Dabney Horton
They framed Big Bill cold, and even that wasn’t enough for that hungry murder mob.
G-Man Grab
by Benge Atlee
Dan Gaunt had orders to cover Kalinof. It would have meant following him to Hell.
