A Perfect Crime

Box 13 with the style of Paramount Pictures Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday My dear Mr. Holiday I do not address you as box 13 because having seen your advertisement I was intrigued and found out who you are you write mystery stories I am a professor of criminology at the University. I think I have something of enormous interest to both of us a perfect crime

I am going to commit it. Won't you be my audience if it pleases you. Come to my room. University. Sincerely, Dr. John Dobbs. At first I wasn't sure whether the letter was on the level or not.

Then when I saw Dr. Dobbs, I was sure it was. And he did commit the perfect crime. Almost. How, back to Box 13 and Dan Holiday's newest adventure, the perfect crime. John Dobbs. Dr. John Dobbs. I never heard of him, Mr. Holiday.

Well, here, read this. Who's who in American education? Our doctor Dobbs is quite a personage. Dobbs, John H, professor of criminology and abnormal psychology, author of over 15 volumes on crime and the criminal. That's enough, Susie. And now Dr. Dobbs says he's going to commit the perfect crime.

Is there such a thing? Susie, any unsolved crime is perfect. Oh, maybe he's just kidding. He's a professor. He wouldn't do anything like that. That's exactly what I'm going to find out. At least I'll have an interesting evening.

Dr. Dobbs is waiting for me when I got to his rooms. He was a harmless, pleasant-looking man of about, oh, 65. He smiled shyly as he greeted me. Hi, I'm so glad you came, Mr. Holiday.

How long can you stay? All evening, my time is yours. Wonderful! You think I'm a little crazy, don't you? Well, aren't we all? I suppose so. But let's discuss the perfect crime. Now, what is a perfect crime?