Shocking Detective Tales — C.K.M. Scanlon

C.K.M. Scanlon was a House Name used by Better Publications Inc. for their Popular Detective and Thrilling Detective magazines. These following stories may have been written by one author, or seven different authors. The publication of the Pulp Magazines were all about filling space in time for the deadline. Often times an author would end up with more than one story in the same issue, and to avoid repeated bylines, the practice was to attribute the second story to a pseudonym of the author or a house name. We at Peril Press hope you enjoy this collection of short stories. Popular Detective, September, 1935FOOTPRINTSby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “Stolen Diamonds,” “Death on the Wire,” etc.A Crime That Was A Weighty Matter600 WordsPopular Detective, December, 1935BLOOD FOR BREAKFASTby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “Snatch,” “Bring ‘Em Back Dead,” etc.A Gripping Story of Murder in the Morning1100 WordsPopular Detective, January, 1936CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECKby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “Hot Money,” “Bring ‘Em Back Dead” etc.Wrestling a Man Mountain—or a TTNT Bomb—Was All In a Day’s Work for This Plucky Secret Service Ace!5300 WordsPopular Detective , May, 1936LINCOLN LETTERby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “Death Over His Shoulder,” “King Crime,” etc.Si Pendleton's One Treasure Was the Valuable Lincoln Letter1200 WordsPopular Detective, July, 1936HALF A GRANDby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “Snatch,” “King Crime,” etc.Hands of Greed Reach For the Tainted800 WordsPopular Detective, October, 1936THE SHOCKby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “The Purple Shirts,” “School for Murder,” etc.Desperation—to the Point of Murder! Then—500 WordsPopular Detective, January, 1937BOXED DEATHby C. K. M. ScanlonAuthor of “Snatch,” “The Hissing Death,” etc.A Gruesome Killing–and its Startling Aftermath!900 WordsThis edition includes the few illustrations that accompanied these stories plus 5 of the 7 covers to the issues.