Strange Suspense Stories #17

A man trapped in a miserable marriage fantasizes about murder—then stumbles upon the perfect crime when he discovers a body marked by the notorious Triangle Murderer. Ferdy Costigan realizes he can frame his domineering wife's death as the work of the still-at-large killer, using details the police carelessly revealed to him. But as his plan unfolds and his alibi falls into place, fate has other plans waiting on a dark stretch of road.

In "Moment of Decision," Tim Fenwick, a desperate man fleeing the aftermath of a robbery and murder, faces a harrowing choice: hand over the stolen money to his ruthless creditor Ozzy, or surrender to the police. With two heavy bags of cash weighing him down, every step brings him closer to a decision that could define his fate.

A thief lurks in the shadows of the circus grounds, waiting to rob Serena, the top performer—but when he makes his move and escapes into a hidden corner of her tent, he finds himself trapped as two men arrive searching for her. What unfolds is a tense game of seconds and stolen moments that will determine whether he slips away clean or gets caught in his own carefully laid trap.

A woman trapped under the thumb of her brutal gangster husband plots with her secret lover to eliminate him—but when their scheme goes into motion, neither of them anticipates that their target has already seen through the deception. What unfolds is a ruthless game of survival where greed and betrayal collide on a mountain road, leaving nothing but wreckage in their wake.

A man desperate to win a woman's hand eliminates his romantic rival during a boat test, only to find himself haunted by the consequences of his crime. Driven by guilt and paranoia, he discovers that dead men tell tales—and some debts cannot be escaped.