The Intruder – Charles Beaumont
A young Yankee instigator rolls into a small Southern town. His mission: to get the town riled up over school integration. His motivation: something far more sinister than racism…
Tag Archives: suspense
Phantom Lady – Cornell Woolrich
Scott Henderson is on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. The one person whose testimony can clear him? A woman nobody, not even Henderson, remembers.
Detour – Helen Nielsen
Kid hitchhiker Danny was making his big break for Mexico when the kindly old man giving him a lift is murdered. Danny sets out on the lam, trapped by circumstantial evidence.
The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories – Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce was a prolific short-story writer, satirist, editor, and journalist; he remains one of the more important and vivid …
Bunny Lake is Missing – Evelyn Piper
Blanche Lake’s daughter Bunny has gone missing from her daycare—and nobody, not even the police, believe that Bunny ever existed in the first place.
Mrs. White – Margaret Tracy
In this taut thriller, Mrs. White begins to suspect that her husband is really a serial killer, whose gruesome murders have rocked a small Connecticut town.
The Red Right Hand – Joel Townsley Rogers
With savage fury, a hitchhiker began a rampage that ended in a young millionaire losing his hand. Investigating why—and finding the hand—may cost Dr. Henry Riddle his sanity.
Dread Journey – Dorothy B. Hughes
Starlet Kitten Agnew will land the role of her dreams or die aboard a transcontinental train; the choice comes down to Viv Spender, twisted Hollywood director and her onetime lover.
Something in the Shadows – Vin Packer
When his cat is slain by a hit-and-run driver, Joseph Meaker transforms from serene intellectual to crazed killer as he sets out to have his revenge.
A Suspension of Mercy – Patricia Highsmith
Sydney, an American writer of murder-mysteries, falls under suspicion of murder when his English wife Alicia left for London and never returned…
Jamaica Inn – Daphne du Maurier
Young Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at their establishment, the Jamaica Inn, only to find out it’s a hotbed of smuggling… and far worse.
