Books like The Charteris mystery by Dorothy Fielding
> Rose Charteris' dead body at the bottom of a sand pit let the onlookers believe that probably she died due to a freak accident... But Chief Inspector Pointer is deeply suspicious as there are many people who will directly benefit from her murder!
First publish date: 1925
Authors: Dorothy Fielding
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