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The Hand of Fu-Manchu – The indestructible Dr. Fu-Manchu has returned to complete his plan for world domination and to become Master of all mankind.

Murder Wheel and Other Stories – From gangsters carving out territories, to a serial killer preying upon young nurses, to the quest to recover a holy Tibetan prayer wheel, there is plenty of murder to go around.

Death Has An Escort – Three hard-boiled stories about showgirls, heiresses, love, pleasure, blackmail and murder by Roger Torrey.

The Voice Of Káli – What was the horrible something from the mysterious East that threatened the life of Van Dean and brought Harley of the Foreign Office down to this peaceful English countryside to solve the deadly problem or perish?

Flight of the Tiger – Ben Morrow went to visit Helen MacLane, widow of his best friend, only to find that she was on the run from killers…. Ben tried to find Helen but he was being stalked by the killers, and they knew he would lead them straight to her.

The Spectral Strangler (SAX,2) – Silent, horrible as the crushing coils of a serpent were those unseen fingers that blotted out men’s lives. A criminal of satanic proportions had risen —the “Black Master,” whose victims fell with livid, hideous faces and protruding tongues that seemed a ghastly mockery of the fate they had suffered. Along this terrible murder trail Secret Agent “X” gambled with the Dice of Death.

Cocktails or Corpses? – Five stories of murder, betrayal, attempted murder, blackmail and setups. And a lot of thoroughly bad people.

The Harbor of Death – Strange things are happening at the port. Fear has become part of the longshoremen’s daily routine. ‘Accidents’ have become frequent. Dan Fowler of the FBI goes undercover to get to the bottom of it.

Murder on the Soundstage – Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, gets caught in the middle of some jealous lovers and some double crossed deals and barely makes it out alive.