It began with an uncanny encounter on busy Seventh Avenue. Two men pass each other in the street, walking along calmly one minute—struck down the next by a horrific fate.
All over Manhattan, soundless detonations cut down prince and pauper alike. No one is safe. Great buildings are reduced to ruin. Banks are demolished. The authorities stand helpless.
Only one man, Doc Savage—scientist, adventurer and superman—can penetrate the eerie enigma that threatens to bring the mightiest city on earth to its knees. But when The Alchemist decrees that the Man of Bronze must surrender unconditionally to save New York, will Doc be snuffed out next?
From the besieged canyons of New York to the rugged coast of Alaska, Doc Savage and his men race to resolve the riddle that brings grisly doom to ordinary citizens—and threatens the economic recovery of a Depression-besieged world.
Michael McConnohie once again gives a commanding performance reading this enthralling thriller.
Chapter 2: The Maimed Woman
Chapter 3: The Incredible Thing
Chapter 4: Cavity
Chapter 5: The Vault Enigma
Chapter 6: More Amputations
Chapter 7: The Looming Noose
Chapter 8: Silver-Eyed Siren
Chapter 9: Lead into Gold
Chapter 10: The Fiend’s Web
Chapter 11: Fear of Gold
Chapter 12: Mad Alchemist
Chapter 13: The Bad Break
Chapter 14: Snare in Blue
Chapter 15: Diabolical Deception
Chapter 16: Murder in Purple
Chapter 17: Quandary
Chapter 18: Tangletale
Chapter 19: Abolisher of Gold
Chapter 20: Confrontation
Chapter 21: The Trap in a Trap
Chapter 22: Harridan of Horror
Chapter 23: Terror Crater
Chapter 24: Scoundrels Two
Chapter 25: Merlin
Chapter 26: Revelations
Chapter 27: Abject Surrender
Chapter 28: The Mountain of Menace
Chapter 29: Memories