During William Harcourt’s watch as the hotel clerk of the Crest House, Isle of Storms, one of the hotel guests is found dead in what appears to be a case of suicide. <br>Written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819–1899) and copyright 1885-86 by Robert Bonner. <br>Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the A. L. Burt printed edition. 27 chapters. 342 pages. 109,500 words. <br>