New York City, 1922—Murder—half-million dollar robbery—false accusation—secret passage—the underworld—a mystery woman—a masked man—a crooked lawyer—stolen jewels—a forged will. . .
“Every hour . . . held a surer promise, not only of desperate peril to himself, but a promise that he would find himself launched in a sea of crime, of shuddering things, of murder, of blood, of sordid viciousness, of hate.”
- Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier
“Every hour . . . held a surer promise, not only of desperate peril to himself, but a promise that he would find himself launched in a sea of crime, of shuddering things, of murder, of blood, of sordid viciousness, of hate.”
- Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Across the Threshold
29:35 - Chapter 2
The Crime
28:10 - Chapter 3
Into the Underworld
28:16 - Chapter 4
Alias The Rat
19:34 - Chapter 5
The Second-Hand Dealer
25:39 - Chapter 6
A Midnight Visitor
11:16 - Chapter 7
Whispering Shadows
16:20 - Chapter 8
A Leash Is Slipped
16:33 - Chapter 9
Behind the Door
11:53 - Chapter 10
The Pieces of a Puzzle
29:06 - Chapter 11
The Back Room at Jerry's
27:10 - Chapter 12
A Clue
23:31 - Chapter 13
The Cipher Message
32:00 - Chapter 14
The Robbery
17:34 - Chapter 15
The Alibi
28:28 - Chapter 16
Twenty-Four Hours Later
21:05 - Chapter 17
The Man with the Crutch
24:17 - Chapter 18
Mirrored Years
27:35 - Chapter 19
A Hole in the Wall
17:24 - Chapter 20
The Cat's-Paw
27:57 - Chapter 21
Without Mercy
22:32 - Chapter 22
The Fight
29:16 - Chapter 23
The Rendezvous
27:29 - Chapter 24
Against Time
21:33 - Chapter 25
The Old Warehouse
16:31 - Chapter 26
The Last Portal
29:36