As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” April 15, 1934.
The glamour of circus life — with the cloud of criminal activity hovering over it to challenge The Shadow!
(NOTE: A Glossary of Circus and “Carny” terms is at the...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” April 1, 1934.
The famed might of The Shadow seemed to be on the wane, giving way to a new and more destructive warrior — The...
One evening: Sam Moraine, shrewd and genial advertising executive, sat playing poker with District Attorney Phil Duncan and his chief Criminal Investigator, Barney Morden.
The next night: Sam found himself out on a pitching yacht paying ransom...
Crippen & Landru is proud to publish a collection of never previously reprinted stories from pulps, slicks and digests by Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970) the great creator of Perry Mason. Here we meet such Gardner characters as Snowy Shane,...
Historical Mysteries Collection #1
Perfect for fans of CJ Sansom, SW Perry, SJ Parris and SG Maclean …
“With skill, the reader is inserted into the sights, sounds, smells and streets of Richard III’s medieval England.”
He's a...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” March 15, 1934.
A dying convict gasps a last message to his cellmate — a message which brings about a strange change in the events of a thriving community. The Shadow, master of crime...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” March 1, 1934.
A thrilling story of death in New York City’s Times Square — death which baffles even The...
Lucille Morrow, the central figure in this novel of psychological mystery, was, to all appearances, a fortunate and happy woman. In early middle life she retained the beauty of her youth: her husband. Dr. Morrow, was wealthy and devoted to her; she...
“Nothing can confuse a person (cops included) more than a lot of names and a lot of pieces and a lot of corpses...”
The cops of the 87th Precinct are really confused this time.
When Detective Arthur Brown finds two dead men, it looks...
The team of Mason. Street and Drake was never in better form.
Perry Mason and Della Street were both out to lunch. Gertie, the receptionist and telephone operator, was indulging in her favorite noontime occupation munching chocolates and reading...