Trail of the Serpent unfolds a moody crime tale
In a bleak coastal town, a young usher Jabez North dies by suspected self poisoning after an opium bottle is found beside him. Mr Peters, aided by Kuppins, transports the body to the police and becomes central to a dark romance, while Miss Smithers rushes to alert Dr Tappenden about North’s disappearance and missing cheque book hinting at hidden motives.
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Kuppins
Mr. Peters
Mr.eters
Xuppins
Kupins
Slopperton
Workins
Peters
Kuppin
Kup- Png
Ing
Little Gulliver Street
Kappins
Jabez
Sarah Jane
Miss Smithers
Jabez North
Miss
Miss Tappenden
Smithers
Miss Tappen
Mr. North
Dr. Tappenden
England
The Usher Resigns His Situation At Slopperton
Dr Tappenden and Jane return to Slopperton in a bustling homecoming. The master of the house sanctions his return by train. A tea table awaits in the study, a room that shapes the melancholy of schoolmasters without ghosts of past punishments.
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Peters
Kuppins
Shadowland