A board member of a local mining enterprise has gone missing and Dick Tracy, while on vacation with Junior and Tess, finds himself assisting the local sheriff. When the villainous fiend calling himself “The Night Crawler” kidnaps Junior and Tess, Dick Tracy redoubles his efforts, until he, too, is captured!
For anyone who read all of the newspaper comic strips and are wishing for more Dick Tracy adventures, this book was not only written during Gould’s prime, but equivalent to some of the best of the comic strip. All of which is a long-winded way of saying that it was a darn shame he never adapted this into the comic strip.
Chester Gould not only wrote the story, but provided about 18 illustrations for the book. Had he used this story for his newspaper strip, no doubt the illustrations would have matched.
So if you are looking for a good read, this is one seeking out.
