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A tricky case to handle for Hawthorne and his assistant John Dudley; too many suspicious neighbours as a suspect with convincing motives and secrets to unfold that soon Horowitz felt a slight dissatisfaction after reading Hawthorne’s investigation notes and lured him to start his own investigative journey despite knowing the case has been closed for years. \n\nIt was too twisty than I thought; a cunning crime yet it frustrates me as much as Hawthorne during that scene in Part 8 but loving how Horowitz peeled another layer of suspense from the after-scene. I love most characterization especially all the neighbours of Riverside Close— their motives intrigued me (I pitied some of them too) and I like how Horowitz hooked me with his findings afterwards. A devilish mystery, very intricate, clever and so perfectly planned (wish they really go and dig that magnolia tree!). 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