Police Against Crime #8

Detective Lt. Dan Coffey and his partner Fred Parker are on the trail of a luxury car theft ring when a high-speed chase ends in a spectacular crash on a rain-slicked street. Following the evidence from the wrecked vehicle—fingerprints, paint analysis, and serial number restoration—the detectives close in on their suspect, but a dead end in interrogation forces them to go undercover and infiltrate the gang's operation. When an elaborate trap nearly costs them their lives, Coffey and Parker must fight their way through to the truth about the car ring's ruthless leader.

Police Doctor Duncan Stuart faces his most harrowing case yet when a collapsed elevator operator leads him to a shocking discovery: the man has been exposed to dangerous atomic radiation. As the trail grows more complex—involving a stolen radioactive shipment, desperate criminals, and a sinister extortion plot—Stuart must use every ounce of his medical expertise and quick thinking to stop a gang of ruthless men from threatening an entire city with atomic destruction.

Detective Lieutenant Don Coffey and his partner Fred Parker hit a nine-fire arson spree targeting dry cleaning shops in "Arson Squad," discovering the culprit may be a disgruntled former employee with a vendetta against the insurance company. When their suspect proves too clever for conventional tactics, the detectives must race against time to stop him before his burning grudge reaches its most dangerous target. Written by the Police Against Crime creative team, this 1955 crime story builds from careful detective work to a nail-biting stakeout that tests the cops' wits as much as their nerve.

Grant Steel takes on one of his strangest cases yet when a desperate client offers a thousand dollars to find the original of a manufactured Martian doll—but before Steel can learn why it matters so much, the man is shot dead in his office. With a stolen diamond hidden somewhere in the figurine and a trio of suspects who'll stop at nothing to claim it, Steel must track down the killer before the night is out, using his sharp eye for detail to separate the guilty from the merely desperate.