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Title: Kings of Crime
Series:
The Shadow #20
Authors: Maxwell Grant
Rating:
3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Crime Fiction
Pages:
160
Words: 50K
The Shadow takes on another group of villainous masterminds of crime. This time we know that the Ace of Crime is somebody important in the town, we just don’t know exactly who until the end. There were some obvious red herrings, so I knew it wasn’t them. For me, I KNEW it had to be either the Police Chief or the Mayor. But almost up until the reveal, I was still guessing which. Which means the author did things write. I appreciate that tension.
Once again, speed of communication makes such a world of difference. Half this story could have not mattered if there had been faster ways to communicate. I feel like I am peeking into a completely different world when I read these stories and in some ways, I am. It’s good to be reminded that times were different and those differences drove innovation, etc in ways we can’t imagine today.
Once again, this was another tight little adventure story where The Shadow outthinks, outshoots and outpunches everyone. While I wouldn’t want a steady diet of that, a drip feed of it does wonders for my morale. While I know evil will be destroyed at the end of time, seeing it gets its butt kicked in the here and now is quite satisfying.
★★★✬☆
From Bookstooge
Four villains are called together by a mysterious Ace of Crime. Their goal? The total take over of a town so the money pours in continually. Facing off against them is the mayor of the town, the police chief and unbeknownst to anyone, The Shadow and his agents!
The Shadow shuts down each villain and their part of the plan, but not until the Mayor is revealed as the Ace of Crime can The Shadow reveal that HE is the Joker of the Deck and he trumps all the Kings and Aces.
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