"River of Death"
"Crime Rides the Sea"
Appearing in "River of Death"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
- Burbank (mentioned only)
- Clyde Burke
- Harry Vincent
Villains:
- "Davy Jones" (Anthony Saxon; suicide)
- Roy Hollister (a shipping broker; captured)
- Blue Chip Deegan (a crooked gambler; dies)
- John Brody (bookshop owner; dies)
- Flip Wiley (showboat owner; dies)
- Smoke Paretti (a thug; captured)
- Ned Turner (Edith Turner's father; dies)
- Bickel (a steward)
- Sailor Marco (a river thug; dies)
- Pike (a river thug; dies)
- Turk (Pike's henchman; dies)
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Ralph Weston (mentioned only)
- Acting Inspector Joe Cardona
- Edith Turner (engaged to Roy Hollister)
- Pauline (bookstore clerk)
Locations:
- New York City
- John Brody's Bookshop
- The Hudson River
- The Shadow's Sanctum
Items:
Vehicles:
- The Equator (a steamship)
- Sliver Knave (ship)
- Woolwich Ferry
Synopsis for "River of Death"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #169.
Appearing in "Crime Rides the Sea"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- Pointer Trame (dies)
- Long Steve Bydle (flashback; died)
- Ring Brescott (flashback; died)
- Pinkey Findlen (flashback; died)
- Thumb Gaudrey (mentioned only)
- Raydorf (Trame's secretary; dies)
- Bradden (a skipper)
- Pike (a waterfront thug)
Other Characters:
- Vic Marquette
- Hugh Barvale (an importer, exporter)
- Edna Barvale (Hugh's daughter)
- Robert Pell (third officer of the Ozark)
- Jerome Trebble (a reclusive millionaire; dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- The Eclipse Garage
- The Maritime Pier
Items:
- Flashlights (Morse code)
Vehicles:
- The Shadow's Autogyro
- The Steamship Ozark (sunk)
- The Marmora (a yacht)
- The Welcome (ship)
Synopsis for "Crime Rides the Sea"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #166.
Notes
- This issue also reprints a Shadow radio script by Bob Shaw, "The Case of the River of Eternal Woe."
- A British version of "River of Death" was serialized in The Thriller Library #531, concluding in The Thriller Library #541.
- A British version of "Crime Rides the Sea" was published as "The Great Atlantic Mystery" in The Thriller Library #560.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
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Recommended Reading
- None.
Links and References
- None.