Crime Does Not Pay #82

Natural Gilbey, a superstition-obsessed hobo who rules the jungle camps with an iron fist and unwavering faith in his lucky number eight, finds his criminal reign threatened when a fugitive named Dent Anderson arrives seeking refuge from the law. As Gilbey's gang commits increasingly violent crimes—from robbery to murder—the noose tightens around them, with a determined sheriff closing in on their hideout. This true crime story traces the rise and fall of a hobo king whose faith in magic proves no match for justice.

When Lieutenant Morgan notices a pattern in a string of robberies all hitting the same neighborhood on Thursdays—when servants are away at their annual ball—he plants undercover officers to listen for loose talk. A scheming servant named Simms spills information about where his employers hide their valuables, unknowingly feeding intelligence to a burglar ring led by the ruthless Luke Carney. Now Morgan must gather the evidence he needs to shut down the operation before the next job goes down.

When Sheriff Clyde Dahl discovers a gunshot victim washed ashore in Palm City, he sets in motion an investigation that uncovers a ruthless smuggling operation run from a hidden houseboat in the coastal swamps. Working alongside federal agents and the Coast Guard, Dahl and his counterparts must track down the desperate criminals responsible for the deaths of countless innocent people. The hunt closes in on a band of killers whose days of operating in the darkness are numbered.