Little Al of the Secret Service #10

Little Al of the Secret Service must rescue a kidnapped heiress from a criminal's hideout—but the spoiled Yvonne proves far more interested in retrieving her mink coat than cooperating with her diminutive rescuer. What unfolds is a wild scramble through the criminals' mansion, where the heiress's obstinance nearly gets them both killed, forcing Little Al to improvise his way past the kidnappers and their leader, the Count. It's a case where saving the day is almost easier than dealing with the girl you've saved.

Little Al Conway tackles his zaniest assignment yet when his Secret Service chief orders him to nab two Communist agents hiding out at the city zoo's snakehouse—and his girlfriend Marcia insists on tagging along despite his protests. When the desperate spies start unleashing the zoo's dangerous animals to cover their escape, Little Al finds himself in a frantic chase through lion houses, tiger cages, and monkey exhibits, all while trying to keep Marcia safe and corner his quarry before they slip away.

Detective Jim Brooks goes undercover as a car buyer to infiltrate Phil Barkley's stolen vehicle racket, but the job goes dangerously wrong when Barkley sees through the ruse and leaves him for dead. After weeks recovering in the hospital, Brooks spots a telltale yellow-wheeled taxi—the same one used in the hit—and launches a determined manhunt across New Jersey that will finally bring the "man with the lazy eyes" to justice.

When professional auto thieves steal a car and bring it to their chop shop, they set about systematically transforming it—repainting, swapping parts, grinding off engine numbers—all in a calculated effort to make it untraceable. But their meticulous operation hits a snag when the law closes in on their operation and catches them red-handed in the act.

Little Al of the Secret Service picks up the trail of a mysterious criminal known only as the Doodler—a killer and bank robber who leaves sketched calling cards at each crime scene—and uses a cryptic drawing to track down a lead that puts him face-to-face with danger. Racing against time and operating on instinct, Al must navigate deception and violence to corner his quarry before another escape becomes possible. It's a tense manhunt that proves the nimble mind and quick fists of a Secret Service operative are just as deadly as the criminal he's hunting.

Police departments around the world are discovering that highly trained dogs make formidable crime fighters, and this story follows the rigorous preparation that transforms a German Shepherd into a four-legged officer of the law. From gunfire desensitization to scent tracking through crowded streets and learning to apprehend suspects without injury, these canine partners prove essential on patrol, in prisons, and across park territories where their alert senses and loyalty save lives. Man's best friend has become crime's worst enemy.