The Knocker

The Knocker is a suspenseful mystery novel written by Frank G. Voorhies. The story revolves around a wealthy businessman named John Langdon who lives in a grand mansion in the countryside. One night, Langdon is awakened by a strange knocking at his front door. He opens it to find a mysterious figure who introduces himself as ""The Knocker"". The Knocker claims to have information that could ruin Langdon's reputation and demands a large sum of money in exchange for his silence.Langdon is torn between paying The Knocker off and risking the exposure of his secrets. As the story unfolds, Langdon finds himself embroiled in a web of deceit and betrayal, with The Knocker always lurking in the shadows. Along the way, Langdon must navigate his relationships with his wife, his business associates, and his own conscience.The Knocker is a gripping tale of greed, power, and the lengths people will go to protect their secrets. Voorhies' writing is both suspenseful and thought-provoking, leaving readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1903. A collection of humorous descriptions of various professions and characters. For example, What is a Knocker? A knocker is a sourball who thinks he knows it all. Does he? What a foolish question. People who think they know it all seldom know as much as the average person who has merely a normal amount of wit. Why does a knocker knock? Because he has dyspepsia and feels like a soft-shelled crab. He is in some sort of misery and likes to distribute a bunch of misery amongst other people; so he knocks, but that is all the good it does. Why do you knock? Because we think it is our life work and we feel that we are doing the great public a turn for which they can never fully repay us. Then you are benefactors? Worse than that. We love our neighbors and like to tell them how they seem to others. You must know a lot? Well, we should say so. We know everything and we so not care who knows we know we know. Aint we just simply awful! See Critic.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.