Murder at Berkeley Estate A Chromed Backstairs Mystery
Doris Matthews a lady’s maid is murdered Friday night after 11 30 at the Berkeley estate by two blows from a perfume flask presented to Mrs George Berkeley by Seymour Crosby. Detective Dundee and Captain Strawn question suspects as tensions rise over Doris’s engagement to Crosby and a web of alibis and lies.
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Murder on the back stairs clues in letter theft
A police inquiry turns to a note found by Doris as Della claimed to have moved it. Arnold, a driver, offers a late alibi linked to a Riverside Country Club sighting and a planned filling station investment. Strawn presses for corroboration as the case unravels with a cryptic love letter and a late-night drive.
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