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Tales of the Underworld #9

Alan Class · 68 pages

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Contains 13 stories
Hostage
5 pp · crime
Officer Sam Barton

Officer Sam Barton, a rookie cop, finds himself taken hostage by bank robbers who escape in what appears to be an armored truck—but Barton quickly realizes the vehicle is nothing more than plywood and paint. Trapped inside with armed criminals and surrounded by police, Barton must use his wits and nerve to turn the tables on his captors before they can make their getaway.

The Freight Car Bandits
6 pp · crime
Officer Sam BartonOfficer DunnTommy Yates

Rookie Officer Sam Barton is determined to crack the freight yards' biggest crime problem—a gang of cunning thieves who've eluded the department for months—but his investigation takes an unexpected turn when he discovers that Tommy Yates, a young man he'd befriended and steered toward the Police Athletic League, has gotten tangled up with the very criminals he's hunting. When Barton corners Tommy among the freight cars, he's forced to confront the possibility that his faith in the kid was badly misplaced, even as the real story of Tommy's involvement begins to unravel in ways neither of them anticipated.

The Phantom of Barkshire
8 pp · crime
Inspector Farnsworth [John K. Farnsworth]Chipp Cromwell

Inspector Farnsworth of Scotland Yard arrives at the Barkshire estate to investigate a phantom thief who commits brazen burglaries across the moors—stealing boldly, taunting his victims, and vanishing on horseback before capture. As the inspector and his assistant Chipp interview bewildered victims and analyze the thief's peculiar methods, Farnsworth begins to form a theory about the criminal's identity and motives. The case builds toward a carefully planned trap at the estate that promises to expose the phantom once and for all.

The Written Document
1 pp · non-fiction; crime
The Tiger's Claws
7 pp · crime
Officer Sam Barton

Officer Sam Barton takes on Tiger Kipps, a ruthless numbers racket boss who's eluded the police through sheer intimidation and muscle—until the rookie cop decides to go after him directly. When Barton confronts the Tiger and his crew of dangerous enforcers, a brutal clash erupts that will test whether a determined young cop can outmaneuver one of the underworld's slickest operators.

Danger Behind the Skirt!
5 pp · crime

Patrolman Kerry Clark makes his routine rounds through the neighborhood, stopping by Mama Berkowitz's candy store as he always does—but something feels off today when the kindly widow seems anxious and evasive. When she accidentally mentions his brother (a detail that troubles him, since he has none), Clark suspects danger is lurking behind the curtain and decides to investigate.

Meets The Tough Kids
7 pp · crime
Rookie Cop

A Rookie Cop gets one week to turn around a gang of young hoodlums terrorizing East Avenue—kids who idolize the neighborhood's toughest criminal, "Nails" Riordan, and see real fighting as the only way that matters. Boyle, a former boxing prospect himself, tries to win them over with skill and legitimate sport, but when Nails stages a robbery to prove his superiority, the cop must finally settle things on his own terms. It's a gritty tale of a cop who refuses to give up on kids caught between two very different ideas of what "tough" really means.

Dark Ambush!
6 pp · crime
Officer Sam BartonSgt. Hughes

Officer Sam Barton, a determined rookie on his late-night beat, begins to notice a suspicious pattern: the same car appears near a laundry where a truck driver regularly makes cash collections. When Barton pieces together that a holdup is being planned, he races to stop the crime before it happens. Sharp observation and quick thinking put the rookie cop face-to-face with the criminals in a tense confrontation that tests everything he's learned about police work.

Outpost
5 pp · crime
BenSgt. RobertsSleepy FoxJack BennettSlade (villain)Garson (villain)

Ben takes over as the new law enforcement officer at a remote outpost, but Slade and Garson see his inexperience as an opportunity to raid the honest trappers' fur lines before disappearing into the wilderness. When Sleepy Fox warns Ben of the scheme, the young Mountie devises an ingenious plan—enlisting his old friend Jack Bennett and his airplane to track the thieves from above, photograph them in the act, and bring them to justice before they can escape.

Bodyguard
5 pp · crime
Officer Sam Barton

Officer Sam Barton's assignment protecting the glamorous actress Moira Crane becomes complicated when a prowler is spotted in her bedroom—and the ensuing publicity makes the cop look bad, especially when the department suspects Crane may be orchestrating the whole thing for headlines. Things take a darker turn when real criminals grab Crane for her diamonds, forcing Sam to decide how far he'll go to do his job—and later, when a powerful crime boss named Tiger Kipps makes his own dangerous interest in the officer known. Sam's mettle as a cop gets tested from all angles in this hard-boiled tale of protecting the unprotectable and standing up to threats both high-profile and deadly.

Mercy of the Court
6 pp · crime
Richard Manning

Richard Manning, a dedicated public defender, takes on the case of John Konnek, a truck driver coerced into robbery by ruthless criminals who have him trapped. Determined to prove that Konnek's guilt came from duress rather than choice, Manning goes undercover to gather the evidence needed to demonstrate his client's lack of agency in the crimes. With the truth exposed in court, the mercy of the law may yet offer Konnek a second chance.

Man of Property!
1 pp · humor
Boxcar Benny

Boxcar Benny claims he's come into property after an unexpected accident—a coal shute mishap that leads him to take legal action against the property owner. What he actually ends up with is something far less glamorous than he'd hoped.

How Criminals Are Trapped
1 pp · non-fiction

This non-fiction tale examines how police use physical evidence—tire tracks, footprints, and other forensic details—to identify and apprehend criminals, walking through the techniques of casting, measuring, and comparing marks left at crime scenes. Through practical examples and clear explanations, the story shows how seemingly small traces can become the decisive proof needed to trap offenders and bring them to justice.

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