β Scribed by Roger Scarlett
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
When a wealthy bachelor is murdered in his baroque Boston mansion, a bizarre clue holds the key to whodunnit
Martin Greenoughβs walled-off mansion is the last remaining holdout in the Boston parkland known as the Fenwayβand the fact that it eluded condemnation by the city is a testament to the elderly bachelorβs great wealth. Childless and nearing the end of his life, he surrounds himself with only his cat, his servants, and a friend, Mrs. Wardenβto say nothing of the circle of extended family members whose lives he both subsidizes and rules from afar, the nieces and nephews who all seem to be more fond of Uncle Martβs money than they are of his character.
On the eve of his birthday, Greenough requests the presence of his heirs at his home, insisting that he has something important to discuss. Before that discussion can take place, though, the man is murdered in his study. In one way or another nearly everyone there would benefit by his death, and none gathered seem terribly upset by it, so finding the culprit is no easy task for Inspector Kane of the Boston PD. But as he untangles the threads and unburies dark family secrets, the discovery of a bizarre clue might hold the key to solving the crime.
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