<p>A millionaire playboy with a yen for excitement young Ken McNally disguises himself as the gray-haired gold-toothed jaundiced-looking proprietor of a seedy tattoo parlor in the tenderloin district of St. Louis. His unusual occupation frequently brings him into contact with underworld denizens who willingly or accidentally embroil him in criminal activities.&nbsp;Written by William E. Barrett Needle Mike found himself embroiled in nearly 20 hard-boiled mysteries originally published between 1935 and 1938 in the pages of <em>Dime Detective</em> the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary <em>Black Mask</em> in its impact on the genre. <em>The Complete Cases of Needle Mike Volume 2</em> contains the next four stories: The Tattooed Chain The Tattooed Cop The Tattooed Circle and The Tattooed Chinaman.</p>