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39: First Steps

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 / J. Griffin Hughes / Leave a comment

2019. “So, what happens now?” Gracie asked, “I mean tomorrow? Is it up at the crack of dawn for raw eggs, jogging, and push-ups.” “More like crack of noon,” said Danny. Kevin nodded. “Our mission requires us to be ready at the times when crimes are most likely to occur. The peak hour for violent … Continue reading 39: First Steps

34: The Wily Wisp

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 / J. Griffin Hughes / Leave a comment

1948. When other boys issued the schoolyard challenge, “My dad could beat up your dad,” Eddie had to bite his tongue. No one else could know what he, the family mechanic Chubby Chumley, and their housekeeper Miss Glenda knew — that his father, William Finn, was the Crimson Wraith. They could keep their comic books … Continue reading 34: The Wily Wisp

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • From Kirkus Reviews
  • Foreword to Legacy of the Crimson Wraith
  • From “Nights of Justice: a Study of Titan City’s Crimson Wraith”
  • Part One
    • 1: The Watcher in Red
    • 2: Shadows at Sunset
    • 3: Scream of the Blue Banshee
    • 4: A Stranger in True Crime 
    • 5: Whispers from a Friend
    • 6: Blood, Glass, and Ghost
    • 7: The Hunger and the Hustle
    • 8: What Price Justice?
    • 9: The Wraith’s First Flight
    • 10: Don’t Be Afraid
    • 11: Return to Sunset
    • 12: A Father’s Love
    • 13: What is Lawful and What is Right
    • 14: A Ghost, Freshly risen
    • 15: Hancock’s Plan
    • 16: You Cannot Kill Me Again
    • 17: Fifteen Seconds 
    • 18: Defender of the Defenseless
    • 19 The Other Side of Purgatory
  • Part Two
    • 20: Miss Chapel
    • 21: The Killer
    • 22: Your Weirdo Pal in a Cape
    • 23: The Convict
    • 24: Bowling and Baloney
    • 25: The Cook
    • 26: Occupied Territory
    • 27: The Crusader
    • 28: A Chance and a Choice
    • 29: Faces in Old Photographs
    • 30: Enter the Zephyr
    • 31: Perspective Provided
    • 32: A Seat at the Table 
    • 33: Unmasked
  • Part Three
    • 34: The Wily Wisp
    • 35: Into the Crypt
    • 36: The Monte Cristo Code
    • 37: A Lineage of Mask and Cloak
    • 38: Trial of the Crimson Wraith
    • 39: First Steps
    • 40: The Silver Arrow of Lady Luna
    • 41: To Know Things
    • 42: The Return of Shadowmaster
    • 43: The Weight of a Cape
    • 44: In the Lair of Shadowmaster
    • 45: Boxing with Shadows
    • 46: Face-to-Face with Shadowmaster
    • 47: When a Wraith Retires
    • 48: A Matter of Grave Importance
    • 49: Prison, Institution, or the Grave
    • 50: The Playwright of Peril
    • 51: Justice to be Served
    • 52: Curtains for the Troubador
    • 53: Different Choices
    • 54: Love Whispers
    • 55: All for Love

Copyright J. Griffin Hughes 2025

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