Toddy Kent was born with a talent for finding easy money, but Toddy's gift has the habit of deserting him when he needs it most. When he discovers a seemingly limitless ( and illicit) source of pure gold, Toddy's wife suddenly is murdered and he...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” May 1, 1933.
Clyde Burke, one of the Shadow's agents, is on a steamship. Clyde tries to send a message to the Shadow, but it never reaches him. The ship is attacked by a mob and people are...
THE GOLDEN QUEST was originally published in the May 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
A gold mine named "The Quest," lost in the wilds of Michigan. The search for it will lead The Shadow out of his usual haunts of Manhattan and into the...
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...
Two short novels from a master of hard-boiled storytelling.Simon Crane is an ex-cop with a bad leg, a small pension, and a former lover, Joanne, who works for Sal Aiello, undisputed crime boss of a dusty southwestern city. When Aiello and his...
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...