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Gallery: Women of Mystery

Whether the women in these 1950s-era illustrations are solving crimes or committing them, you can be sure there’s plenty of intrigue afoot! acorn_dvd_300

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“The police car’s searchlight found them framed against the fence like spiders on a wall. ‘All right, Slattery,’ the cop yelled, ‘break it up!’”
*The Outcasts*
Peter Stevens
September 29, 1956

“Keep your hand away from that phone, soldier,” someone said.
*Furlough in Flatbush*
Frederic Varady
August 19, 1944

“The voice on the radio was saying, ‘And there are some whose secret is not innocent, but who must wear their masks until they die. I call them The Unsuspected.'”
*The Unsuspected*
Austin Briggs
August 11, 1945

“Cochran walked up to the man with the dinky mustache and hit him hard. McReynolds took care of the woman.”
*Sentence of Death*
Ken Riley
October 23, 1948

“Onalee, that’s murder! You’ve killed him!”
*Easy to Murder*
James R. Bingham
January 6, 1951

“‘If this shirt will solve your problem,’ he said, ‘you’re welcome to it.'”
*Girls Are Where You Find Them*
George Englert
January 17, 1953

“Paula picked up the shining object. It was Brad’s watch, and the hands said four minutes past nine.”
*Death in the Wind*
Bernard D’Andrea
November 5, 1955

“Jack turned anxiously as he heard Moto’s footsteps behind him.”
*Rendezvous in Tokyo*
William A. Smith
December 15, 1956

“Fitzpatrick and his daughter, Rose Margaret, joined the other passengers as they filed out to board Flight 903.”
*Murder on Order*
Perry Peterson
March 9, 1957

“Now Columbine discovered why the suitcase had seemed so heavy. It contained a 32-caliber pistol, a burglar’s kit, and a bag of glittering stones.”
*The Artless Heiress*
Robert Meyers
June 1, 1957

“‘Now shut up,’ Kairos shouted. ‘Or do I have to close your mouth for you?'”
*Gem Thief*
November 29, 1958

“‘That’s it, sister!’ the man said. ‘I’m closing up this joint.’ And in came a task force of policemen.”
*It All Happened to Me*
Austin Briggs
July 1, 1950

“Darling!” a voice called through the door. “Are you there?” It was a tense moment.
*Feminine Reflex*
George Englert
September 3, 1949