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From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and John D. MacDonald got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by “the seminal and venerated mystery pulp magazine” ( Booklist).

In a world where nothing is as it seems, Lieutenant Phelan faces the daunting task of solving a mysterious murder. Lawrence Straw, a sharp-witted auditor, has been brutally stabbed and left in a semi-public self-service elevator. Yet, there are no signs of a struggle, no blood traces - nothing that would point Phelan towards a killer. The list of suspects is short, each with their own ironclad alibi. When his prime suspect meets a similar fate, Phelan finds himself at a dead end. Enter Professor Caldwell, a psychology expert, and his spirited assistant, Bendy Brinks. With a knack for unveiling...