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Crime Does Not Pay #49 (1947)

Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 1947 · 69 pages

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Contains 6 stories
Devil's Diary
12 pp · crime
Mr. Crime
Mother of Murderers
7.67 pp · crime
Ma Barker

Ma Barker shaped her four sons into hardened criminals through relentless encouragement and cunning advice, guiding them through burglaries, kidnappings, and murders while shielding them from consequences. As her sons fall one by one to violence and the law, Ma herself takes up a gun and joins her remaining boy in increasingly desperate crimes, convinced her children could never truly do wrong. This true crime tale follows the ruthless matriarch's rise and the bloody path her twisted motherhood carved through the underworld.

Brother Rats
9 pp · crime
Gyp Artist
5 pp · crime

In 1930s New York, an ambitious artist named Rosso claims a devastating studio fire has destroyed his priceless collection of Old Master paintings—conveniently insured for a quarter million dollars. When the fire marshal grows suspicious of Rosso's inflated credentials and inconsistencies in his story, an investigation uncovers whether this "genius" is the real deal or something far more calculated.

The Case of the Voodooed Hangars
6.75 pp · crime

When a string of mysterious fires and accidents plagues Brokenstraw Airfield in Warren County, Pennsylvania, the superstitious townspeople whisper of a curse—but Metro Seminuk, determined to build his airport cabaret despite the jinx, refuses to be intimidated. His stubborn faith in progress pays off as business finally picks up, until a mysterious stranger arrives on a dark night with a gun and a very real reason to silence him. As the police investigate, they uncover the truth behind the airport's seemingly supernatural troubles.

Murder in the Penthouse
7 pp · crime

When a wealthy businessman is murdered in his penthouse and a valuable necklace vanishes, police and insurance investigators must sift through a cast of suspicious characters—including his wife, a mysterious butler, and the insurance detective himself. As clues mount and motives emerge, a clever detective works to expose the real killer before the case goes cold. Can you solve the mystery before the final reveal?

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