William Sanford - Mystery

https://theoviebooks.wordpress.com/ "The Scarlet Night" is a short story told in the first person by a man imprisoned for murder. He gives his account of what he has done and what has befallen him. Again there is marital infidelity. Again there is murder. Again we have a prison story. The doctor had a pleasing personality, however, and a way with him that had the effect of disarming any prejudice against him. He was, in brief, a ladies' man, possessing all of the little attentions and flatteries so dear to the heart of women. And he gave them all with a subtle manner of sincerity that made them doubly potent. The doctor's practice was fairly large, and he had also succeeded in having himself appointed local medical examiner for our town. He was deeply interested in his chosen profession, and still fascinated by the dissecting-room. He owned a handsome touring-car with which, as I knew, my wife was very familiar. A tale with an eerie thrill. Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction or science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. In Public Domain First Published 1923 Ovi eBook Publishing 2024