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Crime and Punishment #52 (1952)

Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 1952 · 37 pages

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Contains 4 stories
Go-Between
7 pp · crime

A young man from a prominent family sets himself up as the perfect go-between for thieves and insurance companies—offering to broker deals that let the insurers buy back stolen jewels for far less than they'd pay out in claims. When Howard Huntley pitches this scheme to a seasoned crime boss, he's pulled into a world of home invasions and high-stakes negotiations that draws the attention of the police. As the operation spirals, Howard finds himself caught between the criminals relying on his insider knowledge and detectives determined to take down the entire ring.

Million Dollar Hoodlum?
6 pp · crime

When a street-corner hustler named Al Judd grabs a suitcase full of stolen cash during the Dave Colbert gang's botched armored-car heist, he finds himself hunted by four desperate criminals who'll stop at nothing to reclaim their million dollars. Thinking fast, Judd stages his own death to shake the mob—but his clever scheme collides with the police investigation closing in on all sides. What happens when a small-time hoodlum plays a dangerous game against both the law and the underworld?

The Big Send-Off
7 pp · crime

In 1923, ambitious racketeer Joe Florence eliminates his rival and then audaciously attends the funeral as a mourner—a cunning strategy that not only throws off the law but earns him a new reputation as "Flowers." Twenty years later, aging and working for the ruthless Conrad Dykes, Florence watches history repeat itself when Dykes plans to silence a subordinate who's fallen for his girlfriend, unaware that the intended victim has one final move left to make. As old mob traditions clash with new ruthlessness, a dying man's call to the police sets in motion a reckoning that mirrors the very schemes Florence once mastered.

Stoolie's Reward
5 pp · crime

Nick Banta runs a restaurant hideout for criminals on the run, secretly informing on them to the police for reward money—a double game that earns him both the criminals' trust and the cops' gratitude. When he helps a fugitive named Rudy escape Heger's syndicate, Nick sets in motion a chain of events that will test just how far his dangerous scheme can take him. This gritty 1952 crime tale explores the twisted logic of the underworld's most despised figure and the price of playing both sides.

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