Boris Karloff
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A pretty Chinese woman (Lotus Long), seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong (Boris Karloff), is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" (William Royle) a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa.
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When Captain Street's (Grant Withers) best friend Dan Grady is murdered, Street enlists the help of Chinese detective James Lee Wong (Boris Karloff) Mr. Wong uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of San Francisco and unmasks the killer, though not until several more murders occur.
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The Eye of the Daughter of the Moon, a golfball sized sapphire has been stolen in China. It is quickly smuggled into the US. Richards, a wealthy man aware of the curse placed on the Eye by the Emperor Hong Chong Tu when he buried it in his dead, unfaithful wife's heart, expects to be murdered for receiving it. He shows Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) the Eye with a death threat.
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When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong (Boris Karloff) to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers an international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 23
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English
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A phony spiritualist believes she's truly summoned a real ghost. Colonel March attends her séance to discover the identity of the spirit's killer.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 6
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English
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March must solve the mystery of how a man could be stabbed to death by an invisible knife, while attempting to summon The Devil during a black rite.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 9
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English
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The Second Mona Lisa,' painted six months after the first, is targeted by rival collectors. Colonel March is determined to reveal the truth.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 14
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English
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A customer dies from poisoned wine while dining at a café, and the waiter falls under suspicion because he was a former chemist.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 24
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English
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Murder and blackmail culminate when a call for help during a Javanese dance is the clue that Colonel March needs to prove a faulty alibi.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 1
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English
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A psychologist is stabbed to death in a seemingly sealed room. Inspector March must find who killed him and how they accomplished the task.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 22
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English
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A barmaid receives a gift, a music box, from a thief, dead ten years. But someone is soon murdered and Colonel March believes the music holds the key.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 7
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English
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A wife reports her husband, a reclusive mystery writer, has fallen off a cliff. Suspicion points to her as the killer and Colonel March investigates.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 4
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English
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A lady claims an odd man is following her and fears for her life. She's later found murdered...in mismatched color, a telling clue for the inspector.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 17
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English
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Behind the 'silver curtain' spray from a fountain, a man is found dead with a knife in his back. Colonel March is called in to investigate.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 10
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English
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A scientist seeks a way to suspend bodily life functions during space travel, and his test subject dies from lack of oxygen. Accident or foul play?
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 25
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English
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Colonel March receives a queer complaint: a pair of disembodied gloves killed a man, and there is no corpse, no blood, and no evidence of wrongdoing,
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 3
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English
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Colonel March's niece, a believer in spiritualism, hears her dead husband's voice and becomes convinced he has returned as a ghost; but has he?
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 2
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English
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Himalayan mountain club members are threatened by what appears to be the yeti, compounded by the strange footprint outside Colonel March's office.
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard volume 16
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English
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A man demands to be arrested for murdering his wealthy wife whose death is attributed to natural causes. A valuable coin collection holds the answers.