No Wind of Blame
- Book ID
- 126078252
- Year
- 1939
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 327 KB
- Category
- Standards
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway is confronted by a murder that seems impossibleβno one was near the murder weapon at the time the shot was fired. Everyone on the scene seems to have a motive, not to mention the wherewithal to commit murder, and alibis that simply don't hold up. The inspector is sorely tried by a wide variety of suspects, including the neglected widow, the neighbor who's in love with her, her resentful daughter, and a patently phony Russian prince preying on the widow's emotional vulnerability and social aspirations. And then there's the blackmail plot that mayβor may notβbe at the heart of the caseβ¦
β¦ Subjects
detective
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