Crime Detector #4

Private eye Mike Danger reconnects with an old flame, Flaming Dot Lee, a burlesque dancer whose act involves performing with a sedated gorilla—but during a show, the primate suddenly turns violent, and Danger watches helplessly as the animal kills the woman he's about to propose to. Drowning in grief and suspicion, Danger begins investigating the incident, convinced something about the gorilla's drugging doesn't add up, and pursues a lead that nags at him despite the official verdict. What really happened that night at the burlesque, and who wanted Babs dead?

A small-time racketeer in 1932 Chicago plants a bomb to punish a defiant grocery store owner who refuses to pay protection money, but a careless mistake at the crime scene sets the stage for an ironic turn of fate. When the bomb is set to detonate, Stan Talbert settles into his apartment, confident in his power—only to discover he's made a costly error that will transform him from predator to victim. It's a sharp lesson in how criminals' own hubris can become their undoing.

Steve Farrell, an O.S.S. agent cooling his heels in Shanghai, springs into action when a dying embassy courier entrusts him with a desperate mission: recover a stolen briefcase containing vital decoding information before it reaches Communist hands. What begins as a waterfront pursuit becomes a high-stakes battle of wits aboard a smuggling vessel, where Steve must outwit a ruthless captain and his crew to prevent both the briefcase and a shipload of ammunition from falling into enemy hands.

Sergeant Strong answers a late-night suicide call at an artist's home, where a former model has supposedly poisoned herself after a heated confrontation—but a careful detail at the scene tells the seasoned detective that something far more sinister has occurred. With the case hinging on a single overlooked clue, Strong uncovers a motive rooted in blackmail and a killer who thought he'd covered his tracks perfectly.