The lofty towers of the Kremlin loomed like spectral spires against the darkened sky. Senov — master spider in a web of espionage — was about to ensnare America in the mose nefarious deal of all time: behind the guise of a trade detante, he and...
A duel with Evil
When an innocent man is murdered under strange circumstances and a crack police detective is lured to his death, The Shadow sees the signs of a vicious plot. He uncovers a ruthless gang of counterfeiters, led by the most...
The greatest crime fighter of the forties returns!
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human.
It was so with Dick Benson. He had been...
Men of enormous wealth were being found dead under strange circumstances. The Shadow sensed a devilish plot and entered into a duel of wits with the most brilliant and diabolical doctor in the world — a man so evil no crime was beyond...
Fedoras and trench coats mix with flying cars and android policeman in this introductory short story that introduces the character of Mick Trubble: a hard drinking, chain smoking charmer trying to find his way in a city with no memory and even less...
A hardened ex-cop, Tony Valentine now nabs hustlers who rob casinos, and the Micanopy Indian Reservation Casino in South Florida desperately needs his expertise. A blackjack dealer has rigged a game, dealt a player eighty-four winning hands in a...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” June 1, 1933.
Lamont Cranston (one of The Shadow's identities — indeed, the best known — a "wealthy young man about town") first meets Commissioner Weston, setting up the friendship that...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” November 15, 1934.
Here is crime that is thrust upon The Shadow through the work of Harry Vincent, his agent. And it turns out to be stupendous crime that will thrill...
THE MAN FROM SCOTLAND YARD was originally published in the August 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
This is the story of Inspector Eric Delka, the man from Scotland Yard. It's also the story of a spy ring out to steal secret plans for new...
THE BLACK HUSH was originally published in the August 1, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine
Out of nowhere comes a deep, all-enveloping blackness, hiding deeds of evil, making all helpless against it. But The Shadow comes out of the blackness to...