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Mrs. Bentley is accused of murder after arsenic extracted from fly papers contaminates her husband’s medicine, food, and lemonade. Newspapers and even her own lawyers presume her guilt, but the young novelist Roger Sheringham believes the evidence is misleading. Determined to uncover the truth, Sheringham embarks on a relentless investigation that challenges the authorities and tests his own convictions.
First publish date: 1930
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Anthony Berkeley
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