The Fate of America Is Ticking Away

The back cover (above) of The Smuggled Atom Bomb (see below for the front cover).

Here's the dramatic back-cover blurb that sets the scene:

The fate of America is ticking away. Your friend Harry is above suspicion--you think. He's an everyday Joe--likable, respectable, good at bridge, average with the women. He wouldn't hurt a fly--you think.

Yet in his room is a closet. On the closet door is a lock. You're a sucker for gadgets and so, just for a gag, you jimmy it.

Inside is a box--heavy, lined with lead. And inside that--

IS AN ATOM BOMB!