The House Opposite: A Mystery

A first-person narrator living across from a grand apartment block becomes drawn into a murder inquiry after a man is found dead in a neighboring flat. A detective and the coroner conduct viewings and an inquest while tenants, servants, and acquaintances are questioned; small items, contradictory statements, and a missing hat generate leads and misdirection. The narrative follows interviews, identifications, and gradual unravelling of domestic secrets as suspicions shift, a woman is ultimately exonerated, and the narrator helps assemble the evidence that clarifies how the death occurred.