Crime Smashers #12

Ray Hale, star reporter for the Clarion, races to investigate the murder of wealthy lawyer Rex Dickson—only to discover that the prime suspect is actress Ginger Ross, who was spotted leaving his office after hours the night he died. As Hale digs deeper, a stolen photograph and a vicious attack point him toward a shadowy motive that connects them all in ways no one expected. It's a case where jealousy and broken promises cut far deeper than the blade that ended a man's life.

When two models plummet to their deaths from the same agency rooftop, Sally the Sleuth goes undercover as a fresh discovery to investigate what looks like murder—not accident. Her stakeout uncovers a suspicious connection between the athletic director and the estranged wife of agency head Jed Conyers, setting the stage for a deadly trap on the solarium above the city streets.

Detective Dan Turner crashes a glitzy Hollywood party where magician Charm Marlowe performs her signature act—until famed comedian Tony Vann drops dead in her illusion cabinet with a venomous snake bite on his neck. With a room full of famous names desperate to avoid scandal, Turner must sort through suspects who all had motive and means, uncovering the real killer before the homicide squad arrives.