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Crime Must Pay the Penalty #15
An anthology of crime stories presented as factual cases. "The Holiday Mob" follows a criminal gang that plans robberies timed around holidays, exploiting their boss's tradition of giving bonuses only on those occasions; they nearly succeed in a July Fourth heist before being caught by police. "Sudden Death's Dividends" depicts a man whose scheme to murder his wife for insurance money is foiled when she survives, leading him to confess rather than risk further detection.