The Desert Moon mystery

Chapter 63: Transcriber’s Note

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About This Book

Set on an isolated desert ranch, the narrative traces how the household’s uneasy domestic tensions deepen after unexpected guests arrive and past attachments resurface. A series of violent deaths and suspected suicides triggers investigations that pit testimony against physical clues, and gradually reveal hidden relationships, betrayals, and long-kept secrets. The plot advances through discoveries, confessions, and probing sessions that piece together motives and opportunities, culminating in the resolution of the central mystery and the personal consequences faced by those involved.

Transcriber’s Note

This transcription follows the text of 1928 edition published by Grosset & Dunlap. However, the following errors have been corrected from the original text:

“advertisments” was changed to “advertisements” (Chapter VI).
“the the same” was changed to “the same” (Chapter VII).
“conforting” was changed to “comforting” (Chapter XVII).
“Gay” was changed to “Gaby” (Chapter LI).
Two occurrences of mismatched quotation marks were repaired.
The alphabetical list indices (in Chapter XLIV) was repaired to not skip over “G”.

Additionally, the printed version of the coded letter excerpts (in Chapters XXV and XLVIII) contained three typographical errors; these have been corrected.