De Mortius (1942) [Short Story]
by John Collier
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The town doctor is just finishing cementing his cellar when two friends arrive to invite him to go fishing. Though the doctor hides he is soon discovered, and the friends begin to wonder at the doctor's conspicuously missing wife.
First published in New Yorker, July 18, 1942.
Original title: De Mortius
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Suspense
Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Crime/Caper
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