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Crime Must Pay the Penalty #12 (1950)
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Dan "Angles" Hatton and his gang pull off a series of clever, brazen robberies across the country, always staying one step ahead by manipulating law enforcement and using the very systems meant to catch them to their advantage. After a string of successful heists, including a jailbreak and a fake robbery that traps the police in a loop of mistaken pursuit, the gang finds themselves in a new town—only to be cornered again, this time by a sheriff who’s not so easily fooled.
Jo, a sharp-witted and stylish con artist, finds herself entangled in a dangerous game of deception when a mysterious man in a flamboyant suit begins tailing her, using her own flair for disguise as a weapon. As she tries to stay one step ahead, she uncovers a web of secrets tied to a series of staged accidents and silenced witnesses, all orchestrated by someone who knows her too well.