Lawbreakers #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue contains two crime stories. "Lawbreakers" follows Joe Werkin, a traveling salesman robbed on the highway by criminals who force him to help them escape, leading him to become an accomplice to murder. The second story involves a gambling operation on a ship where a woman named Helen becomes entangled in her husband Howard's desperate attempts to recover gambling losses, resulting in his death and her involvement in a scheme to steal from the vessel. The issue concludes with a story about police efforts to combat a deadly drug dealer causing murders in the city, prompting emergency measures from law enforcement to stop the criminal.
A desperate gambler named 'Beady' is arrested for murder at the Coral Hotel, claiming self-defense—but the police lieutenant isn't buying his story about witnessing the crime through a keyhole. The detective zeroes in on a crucial detail that exposes 'Beady's' lie and unravels his alibi in this sharp little mystery.
Mike Seronyk runs a ruthless slot machine racket, intimidating shopkeepers and rivals to expand his criminal empire across the city—until Detective John Forrester and the police force crack down on the operation. When one of Seronyk's associates threatens to turn state's evidence, the desperate gangster's violent response sets the stage for his final reckoning.
In "3 Mile Limit: A Story of Ruthless Killers," a federal agent teams up with the Coast Guard to lure a deadly gambling ship into federal waters, setting a trap for its violent crew. The story unfolds with tense precision, as the line between law enforcement and maritime danger blurs in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
When a ruthless dope pusher begins terrorizing Wilton City, detectives are put on high alert—but their investigation into a pool hall suspect takes a deadly turn when someone guns down witnesses before they can reveal the dealer's identity. Detective Frank Morse and Police Surgeon Dr. Charles Wiley team up to hunt down the mysterious "Deadly Dopester," though their search for the Onorty Gang may be leading them in the wrong direction entirely.
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Reprinted in Amazing Stories of Suspense #34
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