The Haunting Hand
The Haunting Hand by W. Adolphe Roberts is a mystery novel published by Open Road Integrated Media on April 2, 2024. This edition spans 218 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Margot Anstruther, a twenty-five-year-old actress who transitions from a medical student to a performer at the Superfilm Company. As she navigates the complexities of her new role, Margot becomes embroiled in a personal mystery when she discovers a hand reaching out from under her bed, prompting her to investigate the unsettling history of her apartment.
Readers will find a blend of traditional mystery elements and the intriguing dynamics of Margot’s relationships with her boss and her jealous suitor, Gene Varley. The narrative explores themes of crime and the investigative spirit of women sleuths, as Margot employs her scientific background to uncover the truth behind her apartment’s eerie past and the disappearance of previous tenants. This engaging tale invites readers into a world of suspense and intrigue, set against the backdrop of 1930s Manhattan.
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An actress stars in her own off-screen mystery in this Golden Age whodunit from the award-winning Jamaican novelist, poet, and historian.
Though originally a medical student specializing in chemistry, twenty-five-year-old Margot Anstruther decides to try her luck as an actress and gets cast in her first role for the Superfilm Company. With the studio’s boorish director taking a personal interest in her, Margot finds herself caught in the middle of two men: her boss and her increasingly jealous suitor, Gene Varley.
One night, alone in her midtown Manhattan apartment after a party, Margot is shocked to find a hand reaching out from under her bed. Though Gene and the police find no sign of an intruder, Margot refuses to believe in a supernatural cause. She puts her scientific mind to work delving into her apartment’s strange past–a recent tenants’ disappearance–and walking a fine line between the complicated passions of friends and rivals . . .
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