After an all-night drinking bout Carl Dixon wakes up in a parked car beside a man who has been murdered. Carl is imprisoned for murder, but his fiancee, Sue Bailey, is convoked that he has been framed. She enlists the aid of a capable detective, and the two of them successfully track down the true murderer in a series of exigent episodes.

Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction’s greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including "Arena," "Knock," "Earthmen Bearing Gifts," "The Star Mouse," and many more.