Gangsters Can't Win #3

In "Most Dangerous Of All," a young woman’s sudden disappearance pulls a dedicated officer into a web of crime, only to have him pulled from the case when a string of money-related murders demands his attention. As the investigation deepens, the line between the two cases begins to blur, revealing a threat far more dangerous than either crime alone.

A killer operating under the guise of a modeling agency assistant preys on young women coming to the city, using charm and promises of opportunity to lure them into his web of kidnapping and murder. When a string of seemingly unrelated killings tied to robbery and ransom emerge, detectives George and Mac must piece together the pattern before another victim falls to this cold, calculating money-murderer.

Frankie Uale climbs from small-time pool-hall punk to Chicago's most notorious triggerman, willing to betray anyone—friend or foe—for the right price and a clean alibi. As his reputation grows and the bodies pile up, Frankie rules the underworld with an iron fist and a faster gun, but in a world where loyalty is currency and betrayal is business, his reign may not last forever. This hard-boiled tale traces one killer's rise through the ranks of organized crime, where today's untouchable top dog could be tomorrow's cautionary tale.

When a valuable pearl necklace vanishes from the Dixon home on the very night its owner leaves for the opera, suspicion naturally falls on the household maid—but detective work reveals the truth is more complicated than it first appears. Edgar Tecke unravels the mystery in this taut 1948 crime tale, where the smallest details can expose a guilty conscience.

Ma Barker transforms her criminal sons into a ruthless gang, training them from childhood and eventually taking command of the outfit herself—casing banks, orchestrating heists, and pulling bigger jobs than anyone dared imagine. When the gang's ambitions turn to kidnapping and federal attention intensifies, Ma's confidence in her own cunning may finally meet its match. This 1948 crime story traces the rise of one of history's most dangerous criminal matriarchs and the consequences of her iron-fisted control.

Ed Harris and his brother Lou, along with a small-time crook named Tony, decide they're going to strike it big by robbing bank messengers in Brooklyn—but a trigger-happy move during the heist spirals into murder and betrayal. What starts as a scheme to get rich quick becomes a desperate flight from the law, with the brothers' big mouths and flashy spending in Philadelphia leading straight to their undoing. The Harris gang learns the hard way that crime doesn't pay—a lesson driven home on a winter's night in Sing Sing's death house.