Sometimes a criminal is too big for the police to touch, or for any one man to tackle. That’s when murder becomes…
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A classic crime story originally published in the July, 1949 issue of Black Mask.
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We are delighted to present our second collection of Talmage Powell mystery short stories! Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp mag...
Welcome to the second volume of The Black Cat Mystery Community’s «Thrillogy» series, celebrating classic mystery short stories. This time we focus on the work of Talmage ...