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William Porter and his wife discover that their new lakeside estate is cloaked in legends of ghosts and mystery. Skeptical at first, they encounter a shadowy apparition that forces them to question whether the haunting is supernatural or the work of a deadly stranger. As they probe the house’s secrets, the couple must unravel clues tied to inheritance, murder, and a long‑lost family legacy, all while the manor’s ominous history presses closer to home.
First publish date: 1940
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Mary Roberts Rinehart
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