Lots of people wanted Ross Craddock dead... and sure enough, he's murdered by page 49!Ross Craddock had not been on the best of terms with his relations. More than one of them had reason to wish him dead, as Ethel Bingham was pleased to inform Detective Abbott and considering the number of residents of Craddock House, who, for one reason or another , withheld information, this prying old maid was just the answer to a policeman's prayer.
It's a truth universally acknowledged, that the victim in a Golden Age whodunnit is invariably a loathsome person. This serves two purposes. Firstly, it lets the reader enjoy the puzzle without worrying about the person who has been murdered. Secondly it gives the author plenty of suspects to bamboozle the readers with!
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