Don’t Meddle With Murder

Stolen jewels, double crosses and murder star in Don’t Meddle With Murder – Three Johnny Castle Novelettes.

This Will Kill You (1947)
When a New York reporter finds a body in a Broadway siren’s boudoir, he plays a strange game of hide-and-seek with both cops and robbers!
Chapter I – Date With the Girl Friend
Chapter II – Heel and Toe
Chapter III – Guys With Guns
Chapter IV – Rogues’ Gallery
Chapter V – Bad Ten Minutes
Chapter VI – Some Time Later

This Murder’s On Me (1948) – When Johnny and his heart-throb Libby witness the shooting of Mrs. Haviland, it puts them in line for death, with only one out—to solve the mystery and nab the killer!
Chapter I – Some Give, Some Get
Chapter II – Or Else
Chapter III – Nobody Answers
Chapter IV – Blue Orchid
Chapter V – Persistent Visitors
Chapter VI – Guns Go Off

Don’t Meddle With Murder (1946) – The sports-reporter sleuth keeps up with his reading—and smashes into fast action when he spots a clue to crime between the lines!
Chapter I – Cop’s Call
Chapter II – Tail
Chapter III – Libby Opens The Safe
Chapter IV – Johnny Rings A Bell
Chapter V – Round And Black

Carlton Stevens (C.S.) Montanye (1892-1948) was a hugely prolific writer of pulp fiction mysteries. He was published in a number of publications including Black Mask, Detective Story and Collier’s Weekly.