Download or read book 5 Pulp Stories of Doom written by Ray Cummings and published by Peril Press. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peril Press presents: Private Detective, June, 1945 THE PRECIPICE by Ray Cummings Old Mac was dying—Old Mac who’d devoted the best of his life to the Jacques Cartier Lumber Company. And almost his last act in relation to his job was to make a mistake about the payroll! Yet there were ways that could be improvised. Finding the body was evidence enough to show just how the killer had worked in cold-blooded wickedness. 4300 Words Crack Detective, March 1946 STAMP OF DOOM by Ray Cummings That set of stamps the murdered man had been mounting in his book when someone knifed him was worth dough. Anyone could have turned it over for a small fortune. Yet, the only pasteboard missing from the set was the cheapest single stamp in the lot! 6500 Words Ten Detective Aces, February 1947 THE SCALPEL OF DOOM by Ray Cummings A doctor is not supposed to use his knowledge to slay. Yet there came a time when this small-town medico had to operate with . . . 3300 Words Thrilling Detective , April 1947 ATOM BOY by Ray Cummings Retired and rusticating Pete McLean, former policeman, sees something new in crime-fighting in a rural setting! 3800 Words Droll Stories, March 1923 TWO PROPOSALS by Ray Cummings 2800 Words This edition includes the original illustrations from the stories, as well as an assortment of covers.