The Crime Wave Crests

THE CRIME WAVE riseS
THE CRIME WAVE CRASHES

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The Curated Crime Collection showcases works of fiction whose central characters are criminals, culled from a wave of such literature that rose in the late 1800s and subsided in the early 1900s. “A Searchlight Can Serve as a Spotlight: An Introduction to the Curated Crime Collection,” by editor Tim Prasil, is available here and in the first volume. The three volumes below comprise the second phase of releases: The Crime Wave Crests.

Romney Pringle has many talents perfect for criminal activity. He’s a master of disguise. He’s forever on watch for an opportunity that might lead to personal gain. He’s also very skilled at spotting — and at taking advantage of — another scoundrel. From city to country, on bicycle and boat, Pringle commits crimes both exciting and a touch absurd. Combined here are The Adventures of Romney Pringle and The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle, all twelve tales Clifford Ashdown wrote about this shrewd, charming rogue.

A childhood of poverty and neglect leads to a criminal career. But the line is drawn at committing murder. Afterward, there’s a struggle to settle into a law-abiding life. These descriptions fit either Josiah Flynt’s The Rise of Ruderick Clowd or Miriam Michelson’s In the Bishop’s Carriage. Flynt, however, brings a stark realism to his novel while Michelson transports an air of comedic farce from the stage to the page in hers. Both works are combined here, creating a riveting and memorable partnership in crime.

Whether speeding across street or sea, the Motor Pirate is a criminal genius—a super-villain with no superhero to slow him down! He’s a gentleman robber for the most part, but he doesn’t hesitate to commit murder. Mixing mystery and adventure with dashes of science fiction, G. Sidney Paternoster wrote two novels featuring this character and the duo of crime-fighters, one amateur and one professional, struggling to stop him. Both works are combined here, forming a dossier of The Complete Crimes of the Motor Pirate.

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