Goddard murders his wife and is blackmailed by his cook, Hannah. Hannah is very clever and frustrates Goddard's attempts to be rid of her.
A non-speculative story of psychological suspense. There is a slight hint at the end that Fate may be taking a hand in Goddard's downfall, but that's not enough to bring the story into genre territory.
First published in the magazine The Strand, November 1925.
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| 1935 | The Third Omnibus of Crime | Coward-McCann | Anthology | 615 | |
| July 1937 |
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Fifty Masterpieces of Mystery | Odhams Press | Anthology | 370 |
| 1942 |
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The Third Omnibus of Crime | Coward-McCann | Anthology | 615 |
| January 1943 |
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The World's Great Mystery Stories | World Publishing Co. | Anthology | 218 |
| 1944 |
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 85 |
| 1947 |
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Terror at Night | Avon Book Co. | Anthology | 52 |
| 1947 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 83 | |
| 1947 |
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 85 |
| 1957 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 83 | |
| 1958 |
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Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror | Editorial Labor | Anthology | 678 |
| 1971 |
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 83 |
| 1971 |
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The Monkey's Paw and The Interruption | Caedmon | Collection | |2 |
| 1972 |
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 83 |
| 1976 |
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Cries of Terror | Arrow Books | Anthology | 178 |
| 1977 |
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Book Club Associates | Anthology | 83 |
| 1982 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hutchinson | Anthology | 83 | |
| November 1982 |
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Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror | Reader's Digest Association | Anthology | 483 |
| 1984 |
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Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 190 |
| 1985 |
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Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 190 |
| 1987 |
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Chamber of Horrors | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 190 |
| 1994 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 83 | |
| October 1994 |
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Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Bracken Books | Anthology | 65 |
| October 1994 |
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 83 |
| 1996 |
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Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection | Leopard | Anthology | 65 |
| 1997 |
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The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre | Academy Chicago | Collection | 93 |
| October 2012 |
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Cries of Terror | Bloomsbury Reader | Anthology | |
| June 2018 |
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Twin Spirits: The Complete Weird Stories of W. W. Jacobs | Hippocampus Press | Collection | 223 |
| October 2022 |
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The Monkey's Paw and Other Horrors: The Best Horror and Ghost Stories of W.W. Jacobs | Oldstyle Tales Press | Collection | 195 |