Crime & Mystery

Crime and Mysteries. Gangsters, Spies, Killers and Mobsters. Sleuths and Detectives.

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The Crook in Crimson – Drug smuggling in London? Mr. J. G. Reeder normally doesn’t concern himself with these kinds crimes but this time is different.

Millions For a Murderer – Five wealthy industrialists conspire to take over another man’s invention of a secret plastic formulation that can entirely change the course of the war. An escaped convict knows who killed the original inventor but he’s being hunted. Not just by the police but also by the five who stand to make millions.

The Black Bat Strikes Again – A Series of Mass Murders Sets Tony Quinn, Lightning-fast Foe of Crime, on the Trail of a Satanic Ring of Insurance Killers Who Make a Vast Profitable Business of Slaughter!

The Black Bat’s Dragon Trail – When American mobsters join up with a secret Chinese Society, ancient artifacts get stolen that would have helped fund the Chinese war effort. Tony Quinn must rise from his sick-bed and take on this assortment of criminals as the Black Bat.

The Maltese Falcon – Treachery, deceit and one murder after another dogs private detective Sam Spade on the trail of a jewel encrusted golden statuette.

Mystery Mile – An attempted murder on a liner making a transatlantic crossing, a suicide, blackmail, a kidnapping, and the only clue – a chess piece – a red knight left to Albert Campion in the dead man’s suicide letter.

The Crime at Black Dudley – A house party is under way at the Black Dudley, a remote, ancient and sprawling manor house with a long and complex history. A variety of guests are present including some odd foreign guests and a Mr. Albert Campion, who no one seems to know.

Everybody’s Watching Me – Vetter sent a kid to deliver a note to Renzo saying that Vetter is going to kill Renzo because he had Cooley killed. Vetter is known for knocking off a lot of mobsters but no one knows who Vetter is. Renzo better find Vetter first or prepare to die.

Murder on the Mississippi – When a river bum finds Nazi Reichsmarks he becomes the first corpse on a trail of murders. A failing lawyer finds himself walking on that trail along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi, looking for the killer before the killer finds him.

To Death! Three stories of suspense and murder, fall guys and frames, and good women and bad.

The Screaming Mimi – Bill Sweeney is a down-and-out lush. He is also a top-notch reporter. Aroused by the naked beauty of the Ripper’s fourth victim — or near-victim — Sweeney pulls himself together and goes after the killer.

The Fabulous Clipjoint is a coming-of-age story that begins when Ed’s father is murdered in a back alley in Chicago. Ed and his Uncle Ambrose investigate and Ed learns a great deal about life and death.