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Crime Does Not Pay #104

Nov 1951 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains five crime stories. "Dead Men Don't Double Cross" depicts a scheme involving a car and insurance fraud that turns deadly when the conspirators betray one another. "Terror in the Dark" and "The Riddle of Blackbeard's Treasure" are also featured. "The Curious Case of the Curio" follows Janet as she encounters a mysterious antique shop owner named Sol Peters and becomes entangled in questions about rare Tibetan artifacts connected to a man from her past named Jack. "Murder in Greenwich Village" recounts how Harry Sloane's casual visit to a café leads to murder when his girlfriend Grace demands money to prove her loyalty, setting in motion a tragic chain of events.

Contains 4 stories
Dead Men Don't Double-Cross
11 pp · Crime
Terror in the Dark
4.75 pp · Crime

Dan Halstead, a blind bridegroom, finds himself trapped in a dangerous web after his marriage to Helen sparks jealousy and resentment among her family and her spurned ex-fiancé—all of whom seem to harbor deadly intentions. As mysterious accidents begin closing in around him, Dan must somehow protect himself from an unseen threat determined to exploit his blindness. The tension builds as he races to uncover the identity of his would-be killer before the next attempt succeeds.

Riddle of Blackbeard's Treasure
6 pp · Crime

Ray Tavish locates a sunken pirate ship brimming with Blackbeard's treasure and calls in his trusted friend Terry Knight, a deep-sea diver, to help retrieve it—but when Tavish is found dead aboard his sloop and the treasure vanishes, Knight must piece together clues from the suspicious locals surrounding Doubloon Bay to uncover the killer. The question is: who among Lee Shallock, Rupert Henshaw, Nancy Truitt, and Ben Griffin had motive, means, and opportunity to commit murder for gold?

Murder in Greenwich Village
4 pp · Crime

Harry Sloane's affair with the demanding Grace Hurley leads him down a dark path when she suddenly disappears after he's scrambled to find money for her supposed mother's operation—setting off a chain of events in Greenwich Village that ends in blood. When desperation pushes him to the breaking point, Harry discovers that one desperate act cannot be undone, and that the past has a way of catching up when you least expect it.

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