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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The most dangerous power you can give someone is the legal right to take a gun and go after their deadliest enemy!
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He's standing over you holding a razor. It's sharper than the sharpest knife…
A mugger released on parole rankles against the indignities of his new job and despises the cruel heel of his parole manager. What's a guy to do? Run away with his gi...
Talmage Powell (1920-2000) was one of the all-time great mystery writers of the pulp magazines (and later the digest mystery magazines). He claimed to have written more th...
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 ...
Collected here are 20 tales of darkest crime and criminals, by some of the foremost mystery writers of the pulp era. Included are: THE ART OF MURDER, by Norman A. Daniels...