Crime and Punishment #71

When a brutal attack on a cop goes unpunished in juvenile court, Rocky Garris grows convinced that the law is nothing but a pushover—and he and his gang decide to test that theory with a string of muggings and robberies on the city streets. As Sergeant Drake and Officer Jerry race to stop the escalating violence, they discover the hard way that emboldened young hoods are far more dangerous than scared ones.

A woman desperate for solitude rents an isolated house far from the city—only to discover two bodies sealed in the wall. When a stranger awakens trapped inside with them, Emily Browne's craving for peace takes a sinister turn. In this 1955 crime tale from Crime and Punishment, quiet becomes something far darker than anyone bargained for.

George "Lard" Malloy is a brutal crime boss consumed by obsession—desperate to shed his massive frame through extreme measures, yet haunted by the cruel irony that his power and wealth cannot buy him human connection or love. When his affections are rejected and his paranoia about betrayal reaches a breaking point, Malloy's descent into violence becomes inevitable, revealing the twisted logic of a man trapped inside his own body and his own nature. This 1955 crime tale explores how unchecked rage and physical self-loathing can transform a tyrant into something far more monstrous than his appearance alone.

Three suspects—Elaine Vorse's husband Albert, her playboy admirer, and an estate caretaker—each have reason to wish her dead, but only one acts on it in this 1955 detective puzzle. The victim's ruthless manipulation and blackmail schemes set the stage for murder, and readers are invited to solve the case before the killer's identity is revealed. Can you spot the guilty party from the clues laid out in this classic crime reconstruction?