Woman's Weapons and Other Tales from the Pulps

Down on her luck and tired of being denied the pretty things she craves, a young woman makes a reckless decision that sets off a chain of events she never could have imagined. A moment of petty theft turns into a desperate flight through the city, ending at the doorstep of a grand mansion where she seeks refuge. But the mansion holds a dark secret, and when she is locked in a study with a murdered man, she becomes the prime suspect in a crime she didn't commit.As a determined detective pieces together the clues, he finds that nothing is as it seems. The butler's story is too perfect, the victim's past is shrouded in mystery, and the young woman's protests of innocence fall on skeptical ears. With time running out and the real killer still at large, the truth lies buried beneath layers of deception-and uncovering it may cost more than one life.