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A man who shares a name with another accepts, by mistake, a letter and a mysterious key and then chooses not to correct the error, setting off a chain of misidentifications and escalating tensions. The narrative traces his attempts to locate the true addressee while secrets from past relationships and hidden motives surface. Detective work and legal confrontations gradually unveil layered deceptions, shifting loyalties, and romantic complications. The story resolves through revelations uncovered in investigation and courtroom moments, forcing characters to face the moral consequences of concealment, identity, and trust.

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Title: The step on the stair

Author: Anna Katharine Green

Release date: May 23, 2022 [eBook #68153]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc, 1923

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A RUDE DRAWN DIAGRAM, LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COURT ROOM, FELL INTO VIEW.

Page 146

THE STEP ON
THE STAIR

BY
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN

AUTHOR OF

“THE LEAVENWORTH CASE,” “THE FILIGREE BALL,”

“THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW,” ETC.

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1923

Copyright 1923
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY
The Quinn & Boden Company

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