Crack Detective - January 1947 (Vol 8, No 1)

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TWELVE STORIES - ALL COMPLETE

- PLACE OF SHADOWS .  By Robert C. Dennis 10

Clements was no criminal, but tonight he had murder in his heart.

- A PAIR OF GLASSES .  By Charles D. Richardson, Jr. 17

The smarter a crook is. the easier it is for him to trip himself up!

- MURDER, MAMACITA, MURDER! .  8y Talmage Powell 20

It looked as If Manuel was much too lazy to kill a man, yet .

- THE DARKNESS KILLER .  By Norman A. Daniels 30

The only way Foley new he was getting close to the mysterious bandit was through the attempts to frame him off the force.

- SLIGHT DETAIL .  By David Morrisson 40

Sharron had a perfect murder scbeme, but his vktim had perfect protection!

- KING OF KILLERS .  By Emil Petaja 43

Hamlet's stage tricks were tops, but you can't fool bullets!

- PORTRAiT OF A PUNK .  By Tom Thursday 51

And not what any art-lover would call a n attractive picture!

- THE IRON GOD .  By Rex Whitechurch 56

The kid had looks, and that was all. But murder isn't the proper answer to a painful lack of talent!

- A MATTER OF MINUTES .  By E. Starr 64

Was all that lay Letween a man's guilt or his innocence.

- MAKING A MAN'S WORD COUNT .  By Kenneth P. Wood 70

A fact article.

- HOMICIDE'S HARLEQUIN .  By Hugh Gallagher 72

A complete novelet of midnight murder and a fantastic scheme to frmme a man.

- ACCORDING TO THE BOOK .  By Georgie 91

How well do you know the law? Test your knowledge on this new department.