Crime Fighting Detective #18

Two small-time hoods, Squint Moyne and Tony Cain, decide to graduate from pocket-picking to armed robbery in hopes of making real money—but their crimes quickly escalate, and the police dragnet closes in faster than they can run. As they flee from law enforcement through woods and back roads, desperation drives them to commit an act that seals their fate. This hard-hitting crime tale from 1952 shows how a life of crime leads inexorably toward justice.

Bennie Dickson, a small-time crook with a taste for easy money, is paroled from prison and promises his family he'll go straight—but he's already plotting his next score. When he attempts to rob the Stotesbury State Bank in Missouri, he doesn't realize the bank has a hidden alarm system that alerts authorities to his presence. This crime thriller follows a career criminal's pattern of deception and escalating criminal acts, culminating in his capture and conviction.