Out of the archives of The Black Mask—the magazine that launched the careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler—comes a tale by Harold Ward, an unsung hero paid pennies by the word.
Inspector Des Moines is clever, tough, and no nonsense, but when dead people start pulling heists, he has to call on the enigmatic Mohammed Gunga to wage battle against evil itself.
bradkellyesque · May 29, 2026
"The Man Who Would Not Die" by Harold Ward [audio recording]
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A deep-cut from The Black Mask Magazine archives

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