Frederick Nebel's unforgettable character Jack Cardigan was one of the main reasons behind the success of the legendary Dime Detective Magazine. His hard-boiled P.I. stories were a major influence to other writers of the era, yet only a handful have been reprinted since their original 44-story run eighty years ago. Volume 1 of this series contains the first 11 installments, complete and uncut, with an all-new introduction by Will Murray and the original illustrations by John Fleming Gould. and "Death Alley (November, 1931), and " and "Hell's Pay Check (December, 1931), and " and "Six Diamonds and a Dick (January, 1932), and " and "And There Was Murder (February, 1932), and " and "Phantom Fingers (March, 1932), and " and "Murder on the Loose (April, 1932), and " and "Rogues' Ransom (August, 1932), and " and "Lead Pearls (September, 1932, and " and "The Dead Don't Die (October, 1932), and " and "The Candy Killer (November, 1932), and " and and "A Truck-Load of Diamonds (December, 1932). and "