"The Man Must Die by His Hand in a Rigid, Calculated Killing—for Money"

"The Murderer."

By Timothy Shea (?-?).

First appearance: Liberty, August 15, 1936.

Short short short story (1 page).

Online at Archive.org (HERE).

   "There followed no effective struggle nor sound. Only a half-choked sob had issued from the lips of the victim at the instant before his passing."

YOU'RE probably going to want to read this one again . . .

Main characters:

~ Ollie Minturn ("had shrunk from killing the man; but in no other way could he quiet a growing and monstrous fear"), the victim ("The man had entered"), and Dorothy ("had spoken words that haunted him, implying the end of hope, that had seemed to squeeze the blood out of his heart").

Resource:

- "Timothy Shea," whoever he was, is lost in the mists of time. "The Murderer" is his only FictionMags listing.

The bottom line:

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