Defending an African-American farm family from local mobsters who want their land, Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux travels from his native New Orleans to Central America in pursuit of a notorious gambler and hit...
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Among some of the finest art treasures, lent by the Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, for display at the Fine Arts Museum, Washington, is the Catherine the Great icon, the oldest known icon and worth millions of dollars.
An expert gang of art thieves...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” December 1, 1935.
Through brightly lighted boulevards and dark byways of Paris moves The Shadow, playing the strangest role of his career in counteracting the movements of the international...
ME, HOOD! YOU, CORPSE!
The bodies were piling up like basketball points, but the name of this game was Mafia Murder. The punks, the junkies and the hookers were running scared, and the police weren’t far behind them. Then some smart cop got an...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” November 15, 1935.
Sinuous coils of crime envelop The Shadow as he battles The Python. But within the folds of a black cloak is a body with a strength to crush the serpent’s...
THE CHINESE TAPESTRY was originally published in the November 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
A dead man who lives, guards the secret of the Chinese tapestry. And The Shadow travels to San Francisco to make sure the right person receives...
What are the ingredients of a hard-boiled detective story? “Savagery, style, sophistication, sleuthing, and sex,” said Ellery Queen. Often a desperate blond, a jealous husband, and, of course, a tough-but-tender P.I. the likes of Sam Spade or...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” October 15, 1935.
The Shadow gets on the trail of a strange murder in The House That...
THE RIBBON CLUES was originally published in the October 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
In this story, The Shadow gets to visit Chinatown, travel through the twisty underground passages, meet with Yat Soon, arbiter of Chinatown, and...
THE LONDON CRIMES was originally published in the September 15, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Thefts, frauds, robberies, murder — all for millions. The Harvester reaps what he has sown, but The Shadow comes along to check the harvest of...