The Spirit #11

The Spirit uncovers a murder plot when a ticking clock becomes the centerpiece of a criminal scheme—one that requires him to outwit the conspirators by turning their own trap against them at the stroke of thirteen. Using quick thinking and Commissioner Dolan's help, the Spirit orchestrates a confession that exposes a gang of hired killers and brings the whole operation crashing down.

A young inventor's clever rain-detection gadget catches the eye of Rogoff, a cunning crime engineer who sees far darker potential in the boy's work—transforming an innocent battery-powered contraption into a tool for murder. The Spirit must track down his young friend before Rogoff's electrified gloves claim another victim, leading to a tense confrontation where ingenuity and improvisation become the only defense against a killer armed with deadly voltage.

Commissioner Dolan's visiting cousin, the supposedly innocent Little Egbert, arrives in Central City and immediately begins wreaking havoc at police headquarters—but his pranks and chaos soon reveal something far more sinister lurking beneath the surface. When a bank robbery coincides with Egbert's mayhem, the Spirit uncovers a dangerous conspiracy that the troublemaking kid has been concealing all along. This tale proves that sometimes the most destructive chaos comes wrapped in the most innocent package.

When a rug dealer is found dead in the Moorish section of Central City—with a dagger of the mysterious Hamido Society the only clue—the Spirit, Police Commissioner Dolan, and Ellen vow to catch the killer, each convinced they alone know who's guilty. As investigations collide and suspicions multiply, the truth about the murder proves far more tangled than any of them expected, and young Ebony gets caught in the crossfire of a scheme darker than anyone realized.

When a man dies under suspicious circumstances in a swimming pool, the Spirit uncovers a deadly secret lurking beneath the surface—a poisonous tropical jellyfish has been weaponized as the perfect murder tool. As he pieces together who had access to the victim and what motive could drive someone to such an elaborate scheme, the investigation leads to a shocking revelation about sabotaged scientific ambitions and the lengths one man will go for revenge.