“Naked Fury” by Day Keene. Phantom Books No. 509 (PBO, 1952). Digest size. Uncredited cover art.
"Brutal Men . . . Dangerous Women . . . And Cold-Blooded Murder Stir A Small Town To A Frenzy Of Savage Revenge!"
An Original Phantom Suspense Mystery
“This is the shocking and timely story of Big Dan Malloy, a man who rose from poor boy to political boss of Phelpsburg. It was the little people who put Dan on top, who came to him with their problems and knew that if anyone could help, it was Big Dan. But when an insignificant tailor was brutally murdered because he knew too much about one of the town’s big-wigs, Dan realized the tremendous destructive power of the machine he had created. The fix was on, but Dan refused to be intimidated by threats of violence. Rejecting bribes, again putting off his marriage to his mistress of many years, Dan set out to slay the dragon single-handed. The monster had to be destroyed before it claimed a new victim – but if Dan had known who that victim was to be, he might not have been so headstrong!”
[From the Introduction]
“The deep blob of black became a faceless, formless man. Fists beat at Malloy’s face and body . . . Grunting, Malloy beat back. This was a business he knew. A voice came from behind them. ‘Step aside, Dan . . . Don’t break your fists on the guy. Let me slug him with my gun.’ Malloy tried to move to one side and the hard barrel of a gun swinging down in a vicious arc slashed him across the face . . . Malloy stood, dazed, between the two men, blind with pain, tasting the blood trickling down into his mouth. Then the gun barrel slashed him again . . . He caught at the bed to break his fall and the room was criss-crossed with gunfire . . .”
[From the back cover]
“Naked Fury” by Day Keene. Phantom Books No. 509 (PBO, 1952). Digest size. Uncredited cover art.
"Brutal Men . . . Dangerous Women . . . And Cold-Blooded Murder Stir A Small Town To A Frenzy Of Savage Revenge!"
An Original Phantom Suspense Mystery
“This is the shocking and timely story of Big Dan Malloy, a man who rose from poor boy to political boss of Phelpsburg. It was the little people who put Dan on top, who came to him with their problems and knew that if anyone could help, it was Big Dan. But when an insignificant tailor was brutally murdered because he knew too much about one of the town’s big-wigs, Dan realized the tremendous destructive power of the machine he had created. The fix was on, but Dan refused to be intimidated by threats of violence. Rejecting bribes, again putting off his marriage to his mistress of many years, Dan set out to slay the dragon single-handed. The monster had to be destroyed before it claimed a new victim – but if Dan had known who that victim was to be, he might not have been so headstrong!”
[From the Introduction]
“The deep blob of black became a faceless, formless man. Fists beat at Malloy’s face and body . . . Grunting, Malloy beat back. This was a business he knew. A voice came from behind them. ‘Step aside, Dan . . . Don’t break your fists on the guy. Let me slug him with my gun.’ Malloy tried to move to one side and the hard barrel of a gun swinging down in a vicious arc slashed him across the face . . . Malloy stood, dazed, between the two men, blind with pain, tasting the blood trickling down into his mouth. Then the gun barrel slashed him again . . . He caught at the bed to break his fall and the room was criss-crossed with gunfire . . .”
[From the back cover]