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In a candle‑lit apartment, a man and a woman face each other across a desk. The woman, reluctantly ungloves, trembles as the uncertain firelight reveals only silhouettes, heightening the tension of their encounter. This snapshot of suspenseful intimacy reflects the classic thriller milieu of Oppenheim’s fiction.
First publish date: 1908
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Edward Phillips Oppenheim
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