Bardo, an agent for the secret police in an unspecified «Capital,» is in a particular town to bodygurd a local official, who is there to announce a new tax policy. Suspecting trouble, Bardo lingers long after the official leaves, observing peasants acting suspiciously around a run-down building. Does it hold a secret arms cache? There is more here than meets the eye! ...
Kevin McCarthy, lay brother at a seminary, learns of the suicide of Rose Kathleen, his sister. She had been an exotic dancer and prostitute for a childhood bully turned crime lord, Rory O'Bannon. In her suicide note, she also sent Kevin a diary naming names, detailing narcotics transactions, and prostitution activities. Kevin renounces his vows, confessing to his superior his plan to kill Rory O'Bannon… ...
Grisson, Halliwell, and Dibble are cops in their station when Marvin Hewitt walks in, wondering whom to talk to about witnessing a murder. Hewitt is a landscaper, working on a new development; he claims to have witnessed a murder in one of the houses. However, he has great amount of trouble telling his story… ...
Originally published Sept. 23, 1911, here is issue #769 of the New Nick Carter Weekly. This ebook contains the complete novel originally published in the Nickel Weekly, entitled THE MIDNIGHT MESSAGE. ...
It started out as a dog of a case—with Johnny Liddell keeping tabs on a drunken movie star for a fat producer. But things picked up when the actor was found dead in a phony auto accident. “Murder and mayhem in abundant measure.” – The New York Times ...
Kearney is an alcoholic, trying to recover, and spending his second full day sober. When he witnesseses a «hairless man» kidnap a girl, he pursues them, despite his desire for a drink. But you know the old saying – no good deed goes unpublished… ...
The Hidden Trail (1924) is volume 7 in the Mystery Stories for Boys" series. Roy J. Snell authored more than 80 books aimed at teenage boys and girls over his long and prolific career, including the «Mystery Stories for Boys» series and trhe «Mystery Stories for Girls» series. «The Hidden Trail» (1924) is volume 7 in the Mystery Stories for Boys" series and continues the adventures of a team of young amateur sleuths. ...
