Johnston Mcculley: 65 books

Thubway Tham, subway pickpocket, is back in action. This time he needs money to help a fellow criminal in poor health. Detective Craddock is on the watch for Thubway Tham, as always.

Thubway Tham, lisping pickpocket, has another adventure.

Christmas finds Ranger Renbolt following the tricky trail of a tricky killer, in order to rescue young Harry Burley!

All's Fair in War on Outlaws, Decides Lawman Tom Darnack When He Tries a New Way of Getting His Man!

It was a dubious honor the rootin', shootin' Sagebrush Kid conferred upon Rock Castle; but he made that shivering community take it and like it - until another stranger, also ornamented with notched six-guns, hit town.

Features the original Green Ghost, who appeared much earlier than the later one created by G. T. Fleming-Roberts. This Green Ghost is considerably different than the later one, and appeared in seven stories 1934-35.

Deputy Sheriff Retland is ready to retire - but not before walking into the gunfire of two killers in the line of duty.

Masked men hold-up Chinese miners in this story of the Gold Rush.

When the Comanches gather to attack, Trooper Sperry faces a hard problem.

Christmas Eve at Fort Bent seemed a long-chance bet to Scout Reilly as he read sign ahead of the wagon train!

I had never read a Thubway Tham story before, but I feel this is a good one to start with as the story immediately introduces Tham and gives us a few details about him. Over all, I wasn't really impressed with the story, but it wasn't bad. I have a few more from this period and will probably scan a few more just to get a better feel for the character.

Two novellas by the creator of Zorro, The Spider Strain and Sanded in San Diego.  Quite a nice pair of detective thrillers.

It's WWI and someone is blowing up troop trains but how are they finding out the train schedule? A whole Secret Service is mulling this problem when a clue literally falls out of the sky! But what does the Red and White club mean, and why "without the blue?"

Keith Powrey, police detective lieutenant, was in danger from unknown assassins who attempted to strike at him on the stroke of the New Year.