Little Apple Hard to Peel

Detective Tales, February 1942LITTLE APPLE HARD TO PEELby Fredric BrownThere’s a limit to what even the gentlest man can endure.No man, we thought, could be quite so tough as John Appel seemed. Then Les Willis’ unendurable grief drove him to defy a mad-man’s boast—and the world knew we’d been wrong!4800 WordsAnd as a Bonus, 2 Features!Detective Tales, February 1942ODDITIES IN CRIMEA Featureby John L. BlummerSelected morsels of felony and murder.375 WordsDetective Tales, February 1942CRIME IN OLD CHICAGOA FeatureThe lusty infancy of the Windy City’s Underworld.500 WordsThis edition includes all of the illustrations from the story and 2 features, plus the cover and an assortment of ads from the Feb 1942 Detective Tales issue.