No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase (find a book to read .txt) 📕

The two policemen ran up.

“Get it open!” Fenner shouted, feeling sweat on his face. “Hurry!”

As the two policemen’s combined weight smashed open the door, Fenner heard a thin, wailing scream. It sounded far away.

From the street below, he heard people shouting and the sound of traffic grinding to a stop.

He stood helplessly in the doorway and looked around the empty room.