Crime Smashers #7

When blackmail notes start appearing in the dressing rooms of young actresses at Monarch Pictures, director "Baldy" Boyd brings Hollywood detective Dan Turner onto the case—but before the investigation can gain traction, a prop knife during a staged fight scene finds its way into Boyd's chest. Turner must unravel which member of the film crew turned killer and what the blackmail scheme has to do with the murder. The detective's search for answers takes him through a maze of suspects, from the actresses caught in the extortion plot to the various technicians working the set.

Sally the Sleuth and her boss the Chief are hired to investigate a wealthy woman's troubled daughter, Marcia, who's been gambling with dangerous characters—and when the trail leads to a bowling alley that might be a front for illegal operations, Sally goes undercover to uncover what's really happening behind closed doors. When a murder erupts in the back room, Sally must navigate gunfire and accusations to expose the real killer before an innocent person takes the fall. It's a tense game of cat-and-mouse where one wrong move means curtains, and the alleys become a deadly battleground in this 1942 crime tale by Max Plaisted.

Gail Ford, Inspector Madson's trusted secretary, is snatched off the street by "Lump" Lonigan's gang and held hostage in a warehouse hideout—they're using her as leverage to free a captured gang member from police custody. With the clock ticking and Gail's life hanging in the balance, the Inspector and his detectives race to locate the hideout before the criminals make good on their threats. The investigation takes an unexpected turn when a street informant uncovers the gang's location, setting the stage for a desperate rescue.