Mister Mystery #10

A condemned murderer named Johnny Riley receives an unlikely gift from his lawyer—a mysterious capsule created by a mysterious Doc—that promises the ultimate escape from the electric chair. With execution just days away, Riley takes the gamble and swallows the capsule, believing it will finally set him free. But freedom comes with a price that even the cleverest escape plan couldn't account for.

A furniture designer's obsession with his modernist creations puts strain on his marriage—until a wealthy client offers him the validation he craves, but nothing goes as planned. When Lonny discovers his wife's true intentions behind her newfound support for his work, he decides to turn the tables with a design that's far more functional than anyone expects. This tale of ambition, betrayal, and dark revenge proves that sometimes the most elegant designs have the deadliest purposes.

Owen Finley is a symphonic swindler who steals musical compositions from other artists and passes them off as his own—until a mysterious figure offers him $50,000 to write an original funeral dirge in just seven days. Unable to compose music himself, Finley finds an unseen force guiding his fingers to the keyboard, driving him relentlessly to complete the piece despite his mounting dread. What begins as a chance at easy money becomes something far more sinister as he races toward the final chord.

Dr. Robbins obsessively pursues the secret of immortality through a dangerous formula derived from a mysterious life-giving sap, despite warnings from his lab assistant Lyons—but when ambition and desperation collide in the laboratory, the true cost of his discovery becomes far stranger than either man imagined. A darkly ironic tale where the scientist's greatest achievement outlives him in the most unexpected way.