Crime Suspenstories #20

In "Fire Trap!", a wealthy estate becomes a deadly stage for betrayal and revenge. Georgia, married to Martin for his fortune, plots with her lover Bill to eliminate him by trapping him in a stable with a vicious new horse. But Martin, ahead of the game, turns the tables—killing Bill and hiding his body in the cellar before luring Georgia into her own trap. When the police uncover Bill’s corpse and find Georgia’s scarf around his neck, they close in on her as the prime suspect.

In "The Welchers," two desperate cousins plot to eliminate their wealthy uncle to settle a debt to a ruthless gangster, resorting to tampering with his insulin. Their scheme unravels when the mob, furious at their failure, exacts brutal retribution by sealing them in cement shoes and casting them into the harbor.

In "Double Jeopardy," a Hollywood writer's jealousy turns deadly when he suspects his famous sister Nan’s lover, Eddie, is after her fortune. To expose him, he stages a trap with a stand-in actress, only to witness Eddie commit a brutal murder in the dark—his true plan all along.

In "Plane Murder," aerial daredevil Phil attempts one final high-stakes parachute jump—handcuffed, knowing his rival Marty is dead and his wife Milly is free. But when Milly uncovers the truth about Phil’s sabotage of Marty’s plane, she sets her own deadly plan in motion, targeting the key Phil relies on to escape his cuffs.