Men Against Crime #4

A young gunman named Hicky Ranse gets caught between two worlds when police pressure forces him to inform on a killer in his own gang, and the criminals who discover his betrayal exact a brutal price. Desperate to prove his loyalty and regain acceptance, Hicky spirals deeper into crime, but his cowardice and weak nerve make him a liability no matter which side claims him. This hard-edged crime story explores how desperation can trap a man between the law and the underworld with no escape in sight.

When FBI Agent Mel Harkness recounts the rise of Arch Bettner, he traces how the escaped strongman built a criminal empire after his boss Lew Morgan was sent away in 1933. Now, three months after pulling a million-dollar heist at the Denver National Bank with accomplices Chick and Eddie, Bettner finds himself cornered by federal agents closing in from all sides. With nowhere left to run, Bettner makes a desperate play—but Harkness and his men are ready to bring him down.

When Wolf Logan rises from a crooked boxing promoter to a ruthless gambling kingpin running fixed fights at the Garden, his violent past and even more violent present catch up with him—and someone's decided to settle old scores. Detective Mark Halliday arrives in New York to investigate a deadly yacht explosion and a brutal assault on fighter Kirby Harris, but Wolf's empire of blackmail and intimidation keeps him hidden behind alibis and muscle. As the championship fight approaches and Wolf tightens his grip on everyone around him, the pieces of a deadly puzzle begin to move into place.

Chick Rigney, a streetwise gangster seething with resentment toward his uptown counterparts, nurses a grudge that finally boils over into open war against Roger Fenmore and his elite crew. When Chick's rage spirals into a killing spree targeting anyone connected to the upper echelon of the organization, Fenmore realizes his only option is to strike back—but Chick's ruthlessness and violent ambition may prove more cunning than anyone anticipated. A gritty tale of class conflict and vengeance that shows what happens when envy and hatred run unchecked in the criminal underworld.