Crime SuspenStories #13

In "Hear No Evil!", Jo is drawn to the wealthy but stone-deaf Fred Reardon at a party, her intentions clear from the start—marriage for his money. When she falls for Vance Tobin, the two conspire to poison Fred, unaware that a car accident has miraculously restored his hearing, and now he’s listening in on every word.

Joan and Helen’s tense sisterly bond cracks under suspicion when Helen thinks Joan is stealing Bob, her boyfriend. Following them to a jewelry store, Helen sees them picking out a ring—just before she acts on her fear. Then, a delivery brings a shocking twist: a wedding ring engraved with Bob’s name, meant for her.

In "Second Chance?", Helen’s world unravels when she confronts Bob and Rita with a gun, convinced Joan is stealing her boyfriend—only for the truth to shift with the arrival of a wedding ring delivery. As tensions ease and Bob prepares to leave on a train, Joan offers to drive him, leaving Helen to relax—until she finds a letter revealing Joan and Bob have vanished together, leaving her behind.

In "A Question of Time!!" from Crime SuspenStories #13 (1952), a woman’s brutal murder in a remote tourist cabin throws suspicion on her husband, Harry Wismer—though the truth is far more tangled. When Harry confronts his wife after learning she’s been unfaithful, the moment spirals into violence, leaving him entangled in a crime he didn’t plan but cannot escape.

In "Forty Whacks!", a restless 22-year-old named Fanny takes a desperate step toward freedom when she finds an old hatchet in the attic, setting off a chain of events that spirals into a chilling mystery. When her parents are found dead, a detective arrives to investigate—but Fanny insists she’s innocent, claiming the hatchet itself was the killer. As the truth begins to unravel, a chilling connection surfaces: the same weapon once wielded by Lizzie Borden may now be in the hands of someone else, and someone is coming for them.