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...
This book predated the first Rambo movie (1982). Read it and see if you think it had anything to do with inspiring the movie series. Like those movies, it features guerrilla action and commando tactics, and carries far-fetched heroics to the...
As originally published in "The Shadow Magazine," September 1, 1933.
Death lurked in this grove of beautiful trees — death that stalked an estranged family. How did The Shadow learn the...
A sinister criminal organization called "The Hand" challenges the Dark Avenger to a fight to the finish.
From out of darkness comes The Hand to confront The Shadow - and only he could read completely the terrible message it...
The greatest crime fighter of the forties returns!
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human.
It was so with Dick Benson. He had been...
When Ralph, a loving older brother upset by his brother’s gay lifestyle, is accused of his murder and the evidence points to his guilt, Matthew Hope must work with a few fleeting but crucial clues to prove Ralph’s...
ISLE OF DOUBT was published in the August 15, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
The "isle" in question is an island in the Mississippi River. The "doubt" is the uncertainty as to whether it is the hiding place of millions in stolen loot or not....
Lew Archer #4 Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down...