"He Knew Better—Better Than To Think He’d Get Out of This with His Life"

"Twenty Clocks for Death."

By Cyril Plunkett (1905-66).

First appearance: Ten Detective Aces, February 1937.

Short short short story (3 pages).

Online at The Pulpgen Archive (HERE).

   "He wasn't such a smart fellow."

WOULDN'T you agree that arrogance is the downfall of most, if not all, criminals? Based on recent experience, Ed Turner certainly would . . .

Main characters:

~ Ed Turner, Elise Turner, Charlie Garth, and Mr. Swayne.

References:

- "Mohammed must come to the mountain":

  Phrase Finder (HERE) tells us: "The proverbial phrase ‘If the mountain will not come to Muhammad ...’ means that, if one’s will does not prevail, one must submit to an alternative."

Resources:

- Cyril Joseph Plunkett was all over the detecfic magazines starting in 1930 and going all the way to 1949; see FictionMags for a looong list of his short works.

- The Pulpgen Archive has six of Plunkett's stories online (HERE).

The bottom line:

Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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