Here is a summary in English of *"L'Assassin Habite au 21" (The Murderer Lives at Number 21) by S.A. Steeman:*
This is a classic French detective novel from 1939, one of the most famous "whodunit" stories.
*The Plot:*
In London, a series of mysterious murders terrifies the city. The killer always leaves the same clue: a small calling card.
The police investigation leads to one address: *21 Russell Square*, a quiet boarding house that rents rooms to eccentric residents. All the tenants seem normal, but the police are sure the killer is one of them.
The famous Belgian private detective *Monsieur Wens (Wenceslas Vorobeïtchik)* is hired to solve the case. He decides to move into the boarding house himself undercover, as a new tenant, to observe everyone.
He lives with a strange group of people: a former military man, a young woman, a doctor, a clergyman, and others. Everyone has secrets, everyone has a motive, and everyone seems suspicious.