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Murder on the Mississippi – When a river bum finds Nazi Reichsmarks he becomes the first corpse on a trail of murders. A failing lawyer finds himself walking on that trail along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi, looking for the killer before the killer finds him.

Curse of the Mandarin’s Fan (SAX,36) – Chang was the lord of the Chinese underworld and Lim Toy was the goddess of the opium dens. Secret Agent X had no choice but to descend into the catacombs of the dragon.

The Continental Op-1927 – From ‘The Big Knockover’ to the beginnings of the Poisonville stories, 1927 was a very important year for Dashiell Hammett.

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.

The Glittering Coffins – On a manhunt for three escaped fugitives, Special Agent Dan Fowler coincidentally meets a very lovely former acquaintance who was once involved in an old case. Could she be at the center of this new mystery? Or was she different now?

Kennedy the Conman – A fraudulent scheme to search for Pizarro’s lost gold leads to disappearances and murders.

Nemesis – two stories, one of a very clever plan gone awry, and the other of a conspiracy to frame a random innocent man for murder.

Death’s Halo – four stories from the casebook of Dan Turner – Hollywood Detective. Opium, sex slaves, blackmail, and plenty of murder, feature in the seamy side of the movie business.

War Stories – a collection of five early stories by John D. MacDonald, of private wars, espionage and old soldiers.