WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN?
It was a message from a dead man. A small piece of paper worth a fortune in blood. Eight mysterious symbols that marked the beginning of a chain of violence executed by gangsters willing to kill...
Murder of a Genius
When a mechanical genius is murdered at the moment of his greatest invention, THE SHADOW decodes a plan of linked deaths and traps a master killer in a bizarre and brilliant intrigue…
As originally published in “The...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” December 15, 1932.
While men plan to speed the growth of a great city, others plan to fleece it of millions. Before crime comes, The Shadow sends his warning — a warning that is not...
LINGO was published in the April 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
So just who is this Lingo of the story's title? He's Lingo Queed, an opportunist who is poised to take over the reins of the underworld criminal empire. He is called "Lingo"...
Mardi Gras Mystery was originally written for The Shadow Magazine in September 1935 by Street & Smith Publications.
A curious mystery arrives on the last day of carnival. A masked woman hands Andrew an ebony locked box and a key. Who is this...
MASTER OF DEATH was originally published in the September 15, 1933 of The Shadow Magazine.
Eric Veldon is the master of death. He collects fiendish methods of murder, stolen from their innocent inventors. Then he uses those diabolical methods of...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” November 15, 1933.
Who was Mox? What was behind the strange doings in his home, and the disappearances of various men? The Shadow...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” June 1, 1935.
With the relentlessness of the ticking of a clock, murder struck every hour — until it was time for The Shadow to...
MURDER MARSH was originally published in the October 1, 1934 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
A mysterious mansion set on an island in the center of a foggy old marsh. There, scientists looked for the Ignis Fatuus, crooks looked for wealth, the Law...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” March 15, 1933.
Millions of dollars, soaked in the blood of innocent victims, mark the path of this Murder...