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...
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...
I swung the wet, flat money belt, enjoying the slap of it against my leg.
I had gone through a lot to get that belt. I had consorted with midgets and freaks. I had been lied to, framed, been offered the bribery of a beautiful but depraved...
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...