Pulp Fiction, 1942 · page 8 of 116
10 Story Detective, July 1942 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This is the opening page of a story titled "Taken for a Slay Ride," described as an "Unusual Mystery Novelette" by Norman A. Daniels. The page includes a dramatic black-and-white illustration depicting several men in what appears to be a tense or violent confrontation scene. Chapter I is titled "Ghost Storm" and begins with Detective Sergeant Jim Stuart responding to a phone call from someone claiming a murder will be committed at the Michael Kerrigan estate. Stuart appears skeptical, telling the caller he thinks they're "downright crazy," though the caller insists they're telling the truth. The page is numbered 6.
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