Crime SuspenStories #14

In "Sweet Dreams!", Martin’s growing resentment toward his wife Pamela turns deadly when her insomnia gives him the chance to end their marriage—permanently. Spiking her coffee with sleeping pills and then smothering her, he plans to stage her death as an accidental overdose. But when the doctor reveals Pamela was never prescribed real pills, Martin’s perfect crime begins to unravel in ways he never expected.

In "The Perfect Place!", Ernest Jenkins seeks a quiet country home to fuel his writing—but his real plans are far darker. As he prepares to bury his wife beneath the floorboards, a chilling twist emerges: the sheriff has already uncovered a similar crime, and a warrant for a basement search is already in hand.

In 1952’s *Crime SuspenStories #14*, Pete’s world collapses when he walks in on his wife with another man—then takes a desperate, violent turn. Facing execution in the electric chair, he flees the courtroom and vanishes into the dark subway tunnels, only to meet a shocking end at the hands of the very rails he sought to escape.

In 1952’s *Crime SuspenStories #14*, Peter’s world collapses when he returns home to find his wife with another man—his rage leads him to shoot her lover, setting off a chain of events that ends with him sentenced to hang. Fleeing the gallows, he plunges into the London subway tunnels, desperate to escape his fate—only to be caught in a final, grim twist when the doors of a passing train snap shut on his tie, dragging him to a death he tried so hard to avoid.

In 1952’s *Crime SuspenStories #14*, Pierre’s world shatters when he finds his wife with another man—so he takes justice into his own hands, only to face the guillotine. Fleeing execution, he dashes into the dark metro tunnels, but his desperate escape ends in a final, brutal twist as a train’s wheels claim him on the tracks.

In "Private Performance," a thief breaks into a wealthy woman’s home, only to stumble upon a chilling scene: her husband, in a fit of rage, kills her. Now trapped and hunted, the intruder flees to the basement, where he discovers the horrifying truth—her husband was a master magician whose infamous sword-in-the-box act had a far darker origin. The story’s chilling atmosphere and unexpected twist unfold with tense precision, all within the tight, gripping scope of its seven pages.