
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I VISIONS
CHAPTER II TRAGEDY
CHAPTER III TESTIMONY
CHAPTER IV MORE TESTIMONY
CHAPTER V DOROTHY DEANE, “SOCIETY EDITOR”
CHAPTER VI THE WALL BETWEEN
CHAPTER VII AT THORNEDALE LODGE
CHAPTER VIII MANY INVENTIONS
CHAPTER IX IN THE ATTIC
In a bustling night ward, Vera Deane balances the demands of two very different patients—a recovering paraplegic and a newly arrived civil engineer whose condition is oddly ambiguous. As the old hospital lights flicker and a lone night‑light casts shadows across the rooms, Vera must navigate delicate professional duties while contending with the subtle power plays of doctors and the lingering presence of an unseen visitor.
The story unfolds through Vera’s careful observations, whispered conversations, and the tense atmosphere that builds around the mysterious medication left untouched. With each quiet interaction, questions arise about the engineer’s true health, the motives of the attending physicians, and the faint, unsettling feeling that something unseen is influencing the night. The narrative weaves a delicate blend of medical realism and creeping suspense, inviting listeners to linger in the dim corridors and wonder what forces truly move in the darkness.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (370K characters)
Release date
2024-08-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1881–1935
A Washington, D.C., mystery writer with a sharp eye for politics and society, she built suspenseful crime stories out of the world she knew best. Her novels blend drawing-room intrigue, courtroom tension, and the atmosphere of the capital in the early 1900s.
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