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Step into a chilling season of secrets, vengeance, and dark revelations with Thriller Magazine: Fall 2025. This gripping issue features nine masterfully told short stories of crime, mystery, and psychological suspense—crafted by acclaimed authors and rising voices who take the thriller genre to haunting new heights.

Featured Stories:

🔪 “It Ain’t The Crime” by Catherine Peacock — A Southern Gothic tour de force of murder, memory, and manipulation. When a woman suspects her uncle got away with the perfect crime, she begins a lifelong game of quiet revenge that ends in one final twist.

🪵 “Just One Thing” by Eli Hastings — A brutal assault, a mysterious rescuer, and a vengeful comeback. What begins as a trauma recovery tale turns into a psychological spiral with one of the most unforgettable final stabs in modern noir.

🙏 “God’s Lonely Girl” by James Hadley Griffin — A religious scholarship student tries to game the system—until a divine command leads her to commit an unthinkable act. Faith, obsession, and moral collapse converge in this unsettling portrait of a zealot-in-training.

🕵️ “The Lincoln Paradox” by Ron Clyburn — When a retired delivery driver takes out three armed robbers, local police suspect there’s more to this “grandpa” than meets the eye. A high-stakes conspiracy unravels in this action-packed thriller with spycraft roots.

⚔️ “A.D. LXXVIII” by J.W. Wood — In ancient Pompeii, an ex-legionnaire investigates a series of ritualistic murders. But when faith and power collide, justice may be buried beneath more than just volcanic ash.

💰 “Fortune’s End” by Dr. Neil Weiner — A disgraced financier hatches one final gamble to recover his wealth—but finds himself outmatched in a game of deception, betrayal, and poetic justice.

🌀 “A Detective Story.” by Albert N. Katz — Double agents, secret files, and government corruption erupt in this old-school political thriller that proves age and experience can still outgun youth and recklessness.

🌿 “Reefer of Dreams” by Stefan Sofiski — A small-time dealer starts hallucinating—or is he tapping into something much darker? A mind-bending crime tale with an uncanny edge.

🐕 “Town Mascot” by Robb White — A dead dog. A tight-knit town. A detective story where no one is quite who they seem, and the truth hides behind loyalty and lies.

Whether you crave psychological thrillers, crime fiction, historical mysteries, or modern noir, this Fall 2025 issue delivers compact, propulsive reads—perfect for busy schedules and late-night chills.

Perfect for readers who enjoy: psychological suspense, noir, conspiracy thrillers, detectives, historically set mysteries, and twist-ending short fiction.

Add this issue to your shelf and discover why Thriller Magazine remains a destination for crime, mystery, and suspense.