# The Midnight Guest — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Midnight Guest by Fred M. White.

- [I: At Whose Hand?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/i-at-whose-hand.md): Mrs. Delahay, veiled in deep mourning, arrives at Lord Ravenspur's house early in the morning to report the murder of her husband, artist Louis Delahay. Newsboys already cry the murder in the streets. Ravenspur, shocked,
- [No. 1 Fitzjohn Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/ii-no-1-fitzjohn-square.md): Ravenspur accompanies the distraught Mrs. Delahay to the Grand Hotel, then proceeds to the crime scene at Fitzjohn Square. There, Inspector Dallas reveals that the electric cable was deliberately cut, suggesting the murd
- [III: The Mark of the Beast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/iii-the-mark-of-the-beast.md): Ravenspur reacts with horror to the glass stiletto revelation, then struggles to maintain composure. He reads the medical evidence about Delahay's murder, which points to a skilled, premeditated killer. Later, at a dinne
- [IV: A Woman’s Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/iv-a-woman-s-face.md): During a dinner party at his home, Lord Ravenspur shows his guests his private studio, where a photograph of a beautiful young woman is discovered. The guests note the resemblance to Vera Rayne, and Ravenspur's agitated 
- [V: Vera Rayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/v-vera-rayne.md): Vera Rayne expresses her discontent with her life of luxury and her desire to know her true identity. She confides in Walter Lance, revealing her plan to leave Lord Ravenspur's home. Walter confesses his love for her, bu

> 42 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_midnight_guest_se_675kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [A Voice in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/vi-a-voice-in-the-dark.md)
- [The Yellow Handbill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/vii-the-yellow-handbill.md)
- [VIII: The Mystery Deepens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/viii-the-mystery-deepens.md)
- [IX: The Confidential Agent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/ix-the-confidential-agent.md)
- [X: Ropes of Sand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/x-ropes-of-sand.md)
- [The Express Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xi-the-express-letter.md)
- [XII: A Speaking Likeness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xii-a-speaking-likeness.md)
- [A Striking Likeness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xiii-a-striking-likness.md)
- [XIV: Retrospection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xiv-retrospection.md)
- [XV: Dallas Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xv-dallas-makes-a-discovery.md)
- [XVI: Strong Measures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xvi-strong-measures.md)
- [XVII: Looking Backwards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xvii-looking-backwards.md)
- [After Many Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xviii-after-many-years.md)
- [Carlotta's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xix-carlotta-s-story.md)
- [Valdo in a New Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xx-valdo-in-a-new-light.md)
- [XXI: To Be in Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxi-to-be-in-time.md)
- [The Worth of a Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxi-the-worth-of-a-name.md)
- [The Next Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxiii-the-next-move.md)
- [XXIV: A Blood Relation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxiv-a-blood-relation.md)
- [Bred in the Bone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxv-bred-in-the-bone.md)
- [XXVI: A Faithful Servant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxvi-a-faithful-servant.md)
- [Flight!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxvii-flight.md)
- [XXVIII: Vera’s Warning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxviii-vera-s-warning.md)
- [XXIX: The Message](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxix-the-message.md)
- [XXX: Lost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxx-lost.md)
- [A Missing Link](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxi-a-missing-link.md)
- [XXXI: What Does It Mean?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxi-what-does-it-mean.md)
- [The Midnight Message](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxii-the-midnight-message.md)
- [A Strange Homecoming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-strange-homecoming.md)
- [Mother and Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxv-mother-and-child.md)
- [In the Dead of Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxvi-in-the-dead-of-night.md)
- [An Unexpected Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxvii-an-unexpected-friend.md)
- [XXXVIII: In the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxviii-in-the-house.md)
- [The Hound Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxix-the-hound-again.md)
- [Broken Wings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xl-broken-wings.md)
- [A Ray of Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xli-a-ray-of-light.md)
- [Run to Earth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlii-run-to-earth.md)
- [XLIII: The Whole Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xliii-the-whole-truth.md)
- [The Story of a Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xliv-the-story-of-a-crime.md)
- [Count Flavio's Diary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlv-count-flavio-s-diary.md)
- [A Woman's Heart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlvi-a-woman-s-heart.md)
- [XLVII: The Passing of the Vengeance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlvii-the-passing-of-the-vengeance.md)

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