Authentic Police Cases #7

Gerald Chapman, a master criminal engineering a $2,000,000 mail heist in 1921, finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the law—a six-year spree marked by prison breaks, violent holdups, and increasingly desperate escapes across the country. As Chapman's luck runs out and the noose tightens, he learns the hard way that a life of robbery and murder leads to only one inevitable conclusion.

When Milwaukee detectives Roy and Connor investigate a robbery at a printing equipment company in 1937, they suspect the stolen materials will be used for counterfeiting—and they're right. As forged checks begin flooding the city, the detectives work with handwriting expert Torren to identify the culprit as Arthur Wick, a career criminal with a violent past. The case becomes a showcase for scientific detective work, from fingerprint analysis to license bureau records, as police close in on Wick and his forgery operation.

John McGuire walks free from the reformatory vowing to go straight, but his fresh start crumbles when a young criminal who bears an uncanny resemblance to him commits a brutal murder nearby. Mistakenly identified and convicted for a crime he didn't commit, McGuire must fight to prove his innocence while the real killer remains at large. With his attorney's help, McGuire searches for evidence that will clear his name and expose the true murderer.

When Tom Barton's stolen pistol turns up at a bank robbery, he becomes the prime suspect—especially after he fails to report the theft and goes into hiding under the guise of the Masked Blackjack. Working with his kid brother Jerry, Tom must track down the real culprits behind the holdup before the police close in on him.