The Middle Temple MurderA late-night stroll turns up a shocking discovery when a pedestrian stumbles across a dead body in what many presumed to be a virtually crime-free neighborhood. The close-night Middle Temple community is thrown into disarray -- and an unlikely duo set out to decipher the single, cryptic clue found near the body and crack the case. |
Contents
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Chapter Five Spargo Wishes to Specialize | 39 |
Chapter Six Witness to a Meeting | 48 |
Chapter Seven Mr Aylmore | 57 |
Chapter Eight The Man from the Safe Deposit | 66 |
Chapter Twenty Maitland Alias Marbury | 168 |
Chapter TwentyOne Arrested | 176 |
Chapter TwentyTwo The Blank Past | 185 |
Chapter TwentyThree Miss Baylis | 194 |
Chapter TwentyFour Mother Gutch | 201 |
Chapter TwentyFive Revelations | 209 |
Chapter TwentySix Still Silent | 216 |
Chapter TwentySeven Mr Elphicks Chambers | 224 |
Chapter Nine The Dealer in Rare Stamps | 74 |
Chapter Ten The Leather Box | 83 |
Chapter Eleven Mr Aylmore is Questioned | 92 |
Chapter Twelve The New Witness | 101 |
Chapter Thirteen Under Suspicion | 110 |
Chapter Fourteen The Silver Ticket | 119 |
Chapter Fifteen Market Milcaster | 128 |
Chapter Sixteen The Yellow Dragon | 137 |
Chapter Seventeen Mr Quarterpage Harks Back | 145 |
Chapter Eighteen An Old Newspaper | 153 |
Chapter Nineteen The Chamberlayne Story | 160 |
Chapter TwentyEight Of Proved Identity | 231 |
Chapter TwentyNine The Closed Doors | 240 |
Chapter Thirty Revelation | 248 |
Chapter ThirtyOne The Penitent WindowCleaner | 257 |
Chapter ThirtyTwo The Contents of the Coffin | 265 |
Chapter ThirtyThree Forestalled | 273 |
Chapter ThirtyFour The Whip Hand | 281 |
Chapter ThirtyFive Myerst Explains | 289 |
Chapter ThirtySix The Final Telegram | 297 |
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