Double Feature: The Devil takes a hand & The Finishing Touch

Double Feature: The Devil takes a hand & The Finishing TouchFirst published in: The Black Mask September 1920Main genre: Inverted Mystery, Lesser genres: Psychological Mystery, Weird Menace, Psychological Mystery, Police ProceduralThe Devil Takes a Hand A cunning man attempts to commit the perfect murder by teaching his "insane" wife how to hang herself, hoping to claim her inheritance and marry his mistress. His plan backfires with gruesome irony when his wife treats the demonstration as a game and pulls the chair out from under him.The Finishing Touch A murderer orchestrates an "artistic" suicide for his rival, using a forged note and a forced dose of cyanide to clear his path to the man’s wife. His meticulous plan crumbles over a single, tiny detail: a mismatch between the wife’s real name and the name used in his "perfect" forgery.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Whiteman, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.