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Detective Mara Venn arrived before dawn, carrying yesterday’s rain. The manor’s front door stood open, inviting nobody inside. A dead clock ticked softly beside the entrance hall mirror. On its glass, someone had written her name in blood. Behind her, the chauffeur whispered, “You weren’t expected tonight.” Mara turned; the gravel drive stretched empty beneath moonlight. Then every window upstairs went dark, one after another. Somewhere above, a floorboard creaked beneath an unseen footstep. She counted the seconds, listening for another sound. It came from the locked room directly behind her.