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The documents in the case

The documents in the case

CrimeMystery
Pages
221
Published
1996
Language
English

Synopsis

A man is found dead in a shack, a dish of poisonous mushrooms by his side. The victim, an expert on fungi, seemingly consumed a lethal dose of muscarine. London's best minds are baffled by the brilliant murderer, but the key to solving the case lies hidden in a series of overlooked letters and documents. Only the dead man's son seems to understand their importance.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseIntellectual
Mystery Box

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

Authors

D
Dorothy L. Sayers

An English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and Christian humanist.

R
Robert Eustace

Robert Eustace was the pen name of Eustace Robert Barton (1854–1943), an English doctor and author of mystery and crime fiction with a theme of scientific innovation. He also wrote as Eustace Robert Rawlings. Eustace often collaborated with other writers, producing a number of works with the author L. T. Meade and others. He is credited as co-author with Dorothy L. Sayers of the novel The Documents in the Case, for which he supplied the main plot idea and supporting medical and scientific deta...

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