Pulp Oracle - I Love A Mystery

… for “In a Wicked Age”

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1,Betrayal by a trusted friend 1,Cloaked figures, moving in darkness, surrounding their next victim 1,Collaborators, working against their government from within 1,Dimly flickering neon lights, intermittently illuminating a body sprawled across a hotel bed 1,Foreign saboteurs, secretly plotting to plant a bomb 1,Jackbooted thugs, oppressing the locals 1,Secrets, once overheard, are secrets no more 1,The butler for a family of the city’s elite; skilled, impeccably dressed, bearing a secret he will keep to his grave 1,The byways, stalls, and shops of an exotic marketplace 1,The cigar-chomping editor of a daily newspaper, ready to break the story of a political scandal 1,The kingpin of crime in a large city, with a hand in every dirty deal 1,The secret plans to a terrible new weapon, concealed in a lipstick case
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1,airport, filled with lonely travelers 1,barnstormer, keeping mum about the fact that he flew for an enemy squadron during the Great War 1,beautiful woman, estranged from her husband 1,birthright, bestowed upon an impostor, sought by the rightful heir 1,cargo ship, of uncertain registry, containing elaborate radio-reception gear 1,charming society couple, with a penchant for getting into trouble 1,coded message, delivered unwittingly to the wrong recipient 1,criminal mastermind, holding a city hostage with his latest death machine 1,cult of fanatic believers, dedicated to bringing about the end of the world 1,cynical Police Captain, patriotic after his own fashion 1,double agent, playing both sides, fearing betrayal from both sides 1,eminent scientist, sought by all for his knowledge 1,famous actor, accused of treason 1,former patriot, now looking out only for himself 1,genius polymath, with the inflexible habit of wearing clothing of only one color at a time 1,glamorous casino, where the games are not entirely on the up-and-up 1,group of noted experts, each a master in his field, who seldom agree on anything 1,group of soldiers on leave, laughing and singing 1,highly placed informant, passing secrets to her nations’ enemies 1,illicit betting parlor, with a dozen bookies and phone-operators on staff 1,killer, on the run and seeking asylum 1,legendary G-man, known for his incorruptibility, and the inflexible way he enforces the law 1,little girl, alone and lost on the streets of an unfamiliar city 1,luxury hotel, with a very discreet staff 1,master of disguise, who can be anyone at any time 1,masterful espionage agent, whose name has been erased from all records; only a number remains 1,network of spies and informants, selling information to the highest bidder 1,piano player who sees everything, and keeps most of it to himself 1,reprobate to whom bastardy proved a spur 1,restaurant, the meeting place between rival factions 1,secret society, whose membership requirements are… unique 1,series of poisonings, seemingly unrelated 1,shadowy avenger, righting wrongs by night 1,sigil-ring, bearing the shape of a black-widow spider 1,small boat, freely drifting, abandoned by her crew 1,South American Indian, wearing a feathered head-dress and bearing an obsidian knife, discovered dead in the city park 1,stage magician and escape artist, exposing fake mediums and phony psychics 1,stalwart hero, the product of years of advanced and secret training, sadly lacking in social abilities 1,submarine pen, used as a base for espionage 1,tommy-gun toting gun-moll, spoiling for a fight 1,torch singer, dreaming of making the big time 1,two-bit hood, suddenly in possession of a secret that will make him rich -- or get him killed 1,victim of blackmail, desperate to keep their secret past a secret 1,wealthy industrialist and inventor, developing an important and secret military project 1,wealthy philanthropist, secretly funding a network of agents 1,young reporter, more interested in chasing skirts than chasing stories
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