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The Perfect Crime #26
This issue of *The Perfect Crime* is an anthology featuring multiple crime stories. The lead story, "A Steady Drip of Conscience," involves a man named Reginald who receives a threatening letter from Sylvia Dudley after receiving her fortune, leading him to confess his involvement in a scheme to protect stolen diamonds. Another story, "Dedicated to Stamping Out Crime!," depicts a confrontation between gangsters Lukey Franchon and Walley over a bank job, ending in violence when Lukey refuses to abandon his criminal partner. The issue also includes an editorial discussing the rise of juvenile delinquency in both America and Britain, examining the differences in crime prevention between the two countries.