Crime and Justice #9

A farmer's wife is found stabbed on a roadside, and Lieutenant Casey and the Sheriff suspect her husband, Lyle Teak, of the crime despite his denials. When investigators discover blood seeping through the kitchen floorboards—evidence the killer couldn't scrub away—the case closes in on a desperate confession.

When old friends ask Mr. and Mrs. Chase for help, the detective couple discovers that Lucille Coleman's fears about her uncle may be all too real—she's been spirited away to a private asylum under a false name, and a murder at the ambulance service suggests someone will kill to keep her there. With a killer on the loose and Lucille sedated in Dr. Wolf's institution, the Chases must navigate a web of deception and danger to uncover the truth before it's too late.

Three crooks devise a scheme to rob the Henderson home by posing as a comic book collector—and they're counting on the family's young son, Henry, to unwittingly help them gain access. But when their carefully laid plans begin to unravel, they discover that the very boy they manipulated may be their undoing.

When two gas station owners along Highway 22A are murdered and one station is torched during an extortion racket, Radio Patrol officers Tex and Barry race to stop a ruthless crew demanding "protective association" payments. With vague clues and a dangerous chase that leaves their patrol car crippled, the officers must track down the killers before they strike again—and uncover the truth behind the violence sweeping through the highway stations.

When the vault of Fourth National Deposit Bank is found looted with no signs of forced entry—alarm wires cut, no fingerprints, no obvious clues—an Inspector takes on what looks like a perfect crime. But as he questions the bank president about the timing and details of the discovery, a single detail about punctuality may just crack the case wide open.