Project Gutenberg 2024-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 109 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Senf, C. C. (Curtis Charles) 1873 1949 Senf, Curtis Charles The murderer $aIndianapolis, IN :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1929. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Murderer" by Murray Leinster is a short story that falls within the genre of crime fiction, likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the psychological turmoil of a murderer who grapples with his actions and the eerie consequences that follow his crime. In a tense atmosphere of suspense and horror, the story explores themes of guilt and fear associated with wrongdoing. The storyline unfolds as the murderer returns to the scene of his crime, desperate to retrieve his cigarette-case, which is the only evidence linking him to the recent murder of his miserly uncle. As he navigates the dark room, he encounters a chilling presence that seems to animate his dead victim, leading to a terrifying psychological confrontation. The murderer feels haunted not just by the act of killing but by the fear of being discovered. The story culminates in a harrowing sequence where he experiences extreme panic, driven by the haunting notion that the dead man is joining him in the living world, resulting in chaotic and fearful interactions with an unsuspecting pet cat. In the end, the incident brings about an ironic conclusion, leaving readers pondering the thin line between life and death, and the psychological weight of guilt. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240326093631leinster 1929 US Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Murderers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 42732 2025-07-29T07:11:04.135656 text/html 18232 2024-05-12T13:29:26 text/html 345032 2025-07-29T07:11:07.729602 application/epub+zip 343804 2025-07-29T07:11:05.715603 application/epub+zip 221071 2025-07-29T07:11:04.737599 application/epub+zip 978512 2025-07-29T07:11:09.019558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 972072 2025-07-29T07:11:07.083587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35952 2025-07-29T07:11:04.018558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16143 2024-05-12T13:29:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16533 2025-07-29T07:11:09.161566 application/rdf+xml 31792 2025-07-29T07:11:05.204548 image/jpeg 4995 2025-07-29T07:11:04.970557 image/jpeg 3032738 2025-07-29T07:11:04.164602 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia