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Pay-Off #5 (1949)

D.S. Publishing · 1949 · 52 pages

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Contains 6 stories
The Beautiful Embezzler
7 pp · crime

A young woman mistaken for an international embezzler after a shipwreck must flee the police while trying to prove her identity, aided by a man who believes her story. As she and her unlikely ally race to expose the real criminal, they uncover a trail of red shoes and shifting identities that lead them from the wreckage to a mansion and a shocking twist.

Death Stalks the Stage
9 pp · crime

A famous stage star collapses moments before her performance, leading Inspector Flow to investigate her sudden death—rumors swirl that she was poisoned, and with a cast full of rivals and secrets, suspicion falls on everyone from her jealous understudy to her former husband and the man she once loved. As the inspector digs into her past, he uncovers a web of deceit, jealousy, and hidden motives, but the truth behind her death remains buried in silence.

Dangerous Alibi
2 pp · crime

A young woman and a man, both guests at a party, claim they were in the washroom when the prosecutor was found dead, but the inspector uncovers discrepancies in their alibis. Footprints and stucco residue on the killer’s shoes reveal the truth behind their seemingly solid excuses.

Shoes Of the Guilty
6 pp · crime

Joe Dante, a welder, panics after losing his gloves—essential for his work—only to find a fortune in cash, leading to his arrest for the murder of pawnbroker Silas Ash, whose murder weapon bears Joe’s initials. As detectives pursue the case, Joe’s wife pleads his innocence, but the evidence seems damning, and the trial proceeds with no room for doubt—until a new lead emerges from a past criminal with a connection to the victim.

Deuce of Pearls
8 pp · crime

Danny Thomas, a claims adjuster at Northwestern Insurance, is drawn into a dangerous mystery when his fiancée, Laura Haines, insists she saw the man who stole the legendary Deuce of Pearls—a pair of priceless, cursed pearls—after he was released from prison. As Danny investigates leads tied to a mysterious man in a green suit and a dead informant, he uncovers a web of past crimes, hidden connections, and a killer who won’t stop until the pearls are his.

League of the 10,000
10 pp · crime

Michael Rand, a private detective, is hired by financier Preston Gilmore to protect him from an unknown threat tied to a mysterious organization called the League of the 10,000. As Gilmore’s fellow members gather at his Long Island mansion, strange deaths and threatening notes suggest a killer is targeting the group—especially those who may be financially desperate. With tensions rising and a sinister plan unfolding in the shadows, Rand must uncover the truth before the next victim is claimed.

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