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When John Waterhouse’s medical certificate lists gastric ulcers as the cause of death, his estranged brother insists on an exhumation. The investigation reveals the real culprit—arsenic poisoning—and shows that the murder was executed with meticulous planning and clever execution. Yet the resolution lies not in the who, what, when, and where, but in the psychological motive behind the crime.
First publish date: 1938
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Anthony Berkeley
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