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CRIME OVER CASCO
Maxwell Grant
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A singular telegram lay in the glow of the bluish light. It was addressed to Lamont Cranston,
care of the Cobalt Club, New York, and its message consisted of a single word:


TONIGHT
The signature too was simple. Apparently the sender hadn't wasted time in writing his full
name. Only the last name appeared; like the message it was in capital letters:


BROTHERS
What was happening tonight?

Who was Brothers?
A strange, whispered laugh stirred the darkness behind the bluish light, which was focused
downward upon a polished table.
It was the laugh of The Shadow. This curtained room, pitch-black save for that circle of
concentrated light, was the hidden headquarters that the master of crime investigators
termed his sanctum.

Long, thin hands, The Shadow's hands, unfolded a map beneath the light. This was a
topographical map, scaled an inch to a mile, and it showed an island-studded stretch of
water titled Casco Bay.