Crime Suspenstories #13

In "Hear No Evil!", a young woman with ambitions and a heart full of deception sets her sights on Fred Reardon, a wealthy man who’s deaf—perfect for her plans, she thinks. When she falls for Vance Tobin, their shared scheme to eliminate Fred takes a dangerous turn, unaware that a car accident has granted Fred a shocking new sense: he can now hear every word they say.

In "First Impulse!", jealousy boils over when Helen suspects her sister Joan is stealing her boyfriend Bob. After spying on them at a jewelry store, Helen acts on her fears—only to receive a shocking delivery that turns everything she thought she knew upside down.

In "Second Chance?", a tense domestic moment spirals into emotional chaos when Helen confronts Bob and Rita with a gun, convinced Joan is trying to steal her boyfriend. Just as the truth begins to unravel, a delivery man arrives with a wedding ring, offering a fragile hope for reconciliation—until a final, devastating letter from Joan shatters any sense of peace.

In "A Question of Time!!," a woman’s brutal murder in a remote tourist cabin sets off a chain of suspicion, with her husband, Harry Wismer, quickly becoming the prime suspect. When the sheriff reveals she had been unfaithful, Harry’s confrontation with her takes a deadly turn—though the truth behind the violence is far more complicated than it first appears.

In "Forty Whacks!", a young woman trapped by her parents’ control takes a desperate step toward freedom, armed with an old hatchet from the attic. When a detective investigates the brutal double murder, the accused claims innocence—blaming the weapon itself. As the truth begins to unravel, a chilling connection surfaces, and the hatchet’s dark legacy stirs in the silence of a home where a child’s hands may soon hold the same deadly weight.