The Whispering Corpse (Original Title: But Death Runs Faster)

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Everyone walked out on his party, except the killer!

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The Big Midget Murders

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Pocket Books #528, 1948
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Jake and Helene Justus and the famous criminal lawyer John J. Malone solve a weird night club murder.

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The Shadowy Third

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Marked for slaughter, he was number one on everybody’s hate parade

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There is a Tide (1949)

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The web of death tightened around these two

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The Big Sleep (1950)

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Philip Marlowe knew this luscious mantrap had been a witness to murder

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The Man With My Face

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This Guy Had Taken Over. He Had My Dog, My Wife, My Clothes, My Ears, He Was The Man With My Face

How did his ears merit mention on that list?

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The Fourth Postman

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Why in hell would anyone want to kill a postman?

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The Double Take

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A hard-boiled mystery story, tougher than a ten-minute egg.

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The Man Who Held Five Aces

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We cut high card to see who got the chance TO KILL!

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