1942 R.L. Bellem ‘Drunk, Disorderly & Dead’ Dan Turner — Hollywood Detective Apr.🌐 ‘I—I’ve found out he’s . . . on the needle,’ she whimpered woefully.at on the needle under needle, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 Gavitty said you copped a sneak out last night at ten-thirty.at cop a sneak (v.) under cop a..., v.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 ‘Air!’ I said to Lorch and Candell [...] ‘Make it rapid!’.at air, v.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 These two boys [...] were notorious grifters, clippers and common felons [...] A couple of tough hoodlums who wouldn’t stop at anything.at clipper, n.1
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 The Mirado [...] was the creep where he had seen the Hooker the night before. By daylight the place was pretty sad. Shabby and tarnished around the edges.at creep joint, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 Being ordered around like some darb without the ordinary quantity of gray matter!at darb, n.1
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 McClain [...] hung his dicer on the chromium hat-rack.at dicer, n.1
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Under the dimout regulations Dream Street looked like the main thoroughfare in Podunk.at Dream Street, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 A couple of expert targeteers from Toledo wandered into a Second Avenue drinkery.at drinkery, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 The girl said something about having to duck and vanished.at duck, v.1
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 They hadn’t gone to the airport as part of any welcoming committee. [...] They were definitely on the earn.at on the earn (adj.) under earner, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 I’m a fiend for a waxed floor and a gal to hoof with.at fiend, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 He stretched out the fin to shake hands.at fin, n.1
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 ‘Freeze, copper!’ Bristol ordered.at freeze!, excl.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 That shiv was in for keeps. He must have gone out in a hurry.at go out, v.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 He [...] was whaling Hades out of him.at Hades, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Humpty Keller, as his name implied, was a hunchback.at humpy, adj.1
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Hope I’m not jamming you and Dovey. I’ll only be a minute.at jam, v.2
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 Jingle the Wilshire for me. I’ll take it on the desk phone.at jingle, v.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Humpty Keller [...] had been around the mazda thoroughfare for a long time.at Mazda Lane, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 They knew her. They had wanted to lean on her ear. What for?at lean on, v.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 I laid leather on the sidewalk.at leather, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 [He] was bringing the little leather-pusher to Manhattan.at leather-pusher (n.) under leather, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 The coffee magnate was as wide as he was tall. A light tan edition of Mr. Five-by-Five.at Mr Five-by-Five (n.) under Mr, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 I figured the fifteen round bout was a natural for a capacity house.at natural, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 ‘It’s Mistuh Castle, sho’ enuf,’ he greeted me. ‘Yo’ ain’t been around fo’ quite a while.’ ‘Sho’ enuf,’ I said.at sho’ ’nuff, phr.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 ‘Where’s your oil?’ he called in to the girl. ‘Look in the top of the ice-box. There should be a couple of bottles of ale.’.at oil, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 The hardest hitting, fastest piece of boxing machinery that he had ever rolled a bloodshot optic at.at optic, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Mullin, Hartley and some plainies tumbled out and the prowl car whined off.at plainie, n.
1944 C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Under the dimout regulations Dream Street looked like the main thoroughfare in Podunk.at podunk, n.