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The Apartment Next Door

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The narrative follows a young woman who, from her apartment window, witnesses a mysterious nocturnal encounter and becomes convinced she alone knows the identity of a murderer. As she and a few allies pursue scattered clues—a coded signal, a missing message, a sealed packet—the investigation leads through urban chases, rooftop dangers, wooded houses, and a mountain secret. Episodes alternate quiet detection and sudden violence, with discoveries, a perilous pursuit, and an unexpected revelation about the packet's contents that resolves central uncertainties. The work blends suspenseful action, clue-driven deduction, and atmospheric settings to sustain a tightly plotted mystery.

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Title: The Apartment Next Door

Author: William Johnston

Release date: February 1, 2004 [eBook #11240]
Most recently updated: October 28, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE APARTMENT NEXT DOOR ***

The Apartment Next Door

by William Johnston

AUTHOR OF

THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, LIMPY, ETC.

ILUSTRATIONS BY

ARTHUR WILLIAM BROWN

1919


TO THAT MARVELLOUS SCHEHERAZADE

CAROLYN WELLS HOUGHTON

THE AUTHOR, IN ENVIOUS ADMIRATION,

DEDICATES THIS VOLUME