Mystery in Room 913 by Cornell Woolrich

Author:Cornell Woolrich
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Pulp Fiction, noir, noir film, Short Stories, Short Story, 1960s, Fiction, 1930s, gritty fiction, Crime, 1940s
Publisher: Renaissance Literary & Talent
Published: 2013-09-09T07:00:00+00:00

He didn’t come down to the lobby for another hour, until the sun was up and there was not the slimmest possibility of anything happening any more — this time. He came out of the elevator looking haggard, and yet almost disappointed at the same time.

Maxon eyed him as though he’d never expected to see him again. “Anything?” he asked, unnecessarily.

“Nothing,” Striker answered.

Maxon turned without another word, went back to the safe, brought a bottle out to him.

“Yeah, I could use some of that,” was all the dick said.

“So I guess this shows,” Maxon suggested hopefully, “that there’s nothing to it after all. I mean about the room being —”

Striker took his time about answering. “It shows,” he said finally, “that whoever it is, is smarter than we gave ’em credit for. Knew enough not to tip their mitts. Nothing happened because Someone knew I was in there, knew who I was, and knew why I was in there. And that shows it’s somebody in this hotel who’s at the bottom of it.”

“You mean you’re not through yet?”

“Through yet? I haven’t even begun!”

“Well, what’re you going to do next?”

“I’m going to catch up on a night’s sleep, first off,” Striker let him know. “And after that, I’m going to do a little clerical work. Then when that’s through, I’m going to keep my own counsel. No offense, but” — he tapped himself on the forehead — “only this little fellow in here is going to be in on it, not you nor the manager nor anyone else.”

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