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Crime and Punishment #55 (1952)

Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 1952 · 36 pages

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Contains 5 stories
Dive or Die
8 pp · crime; sports

A young boxer named Roger Arvis catches the eye of Lou Marney, a ruthless gambler who wants to groom him for a title shot—but Marney's criminal enterprise demands loyalty, and Roger must find a way to gather evidence against him without getting killed. Forced to play along while staying one step ahead of Marney's goons, Roger races against time to expose the operation before his big fight, knowing his only advantage is the element of surprise.

The 3,623 Hours of Louie the Punk!
5 pp · crime

Lieutenant Jonathan Begsley chronicles the rise of Louie the Punk, a vicious underworld figure destined for execution, in this three-part biography that traces his entry into a brutal bootlegging gang during Prohibition and the violent incidents that shaped his criminal career. As his final hours tick away, the case file reveals how an ambitious young punk caught the attention of ruthless mob boss Nick Duranto and earned his place among gangland's most dangerous operators. This hard-hitting true crime story documents every bloody lesson in why crime does not pay.

The Quiet Lunch Cafe
0.33 pp · non-fiction
Message of Death
4.67 pp · crime

In 1947, a series of brutal murders rocks a large eastern city, each victim linked only by cryptic, misspelled notes left at the crime scenes. District Attorney Gilbert and his team race to decode the killer's pattern before he strikes again, unaware that the case will force them into a dangerous confrontation that tests their wits and courage. When a suspect emerges and the investigation takes a deadly turn inside Gilbert's own office, swift thinking and nerve become the only weapons that matter.

Crimetown, U.S.A.
5.67 pp · crime

Studs Conklin, a ruthless bookie kingpin, faces the collapse of his criminal empire when honest cops raid his operation and refuse to be bought off—forcing him to flee town and establish himself elsewhere, where his desperate attempts to rebuild his power lead him into dangerous confrontations with the law.

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