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( chapter 3, part 12…) “It was about ten past eight when we all split up into our respectful parties and took to our coffee and tea breaks. I was with Guye and Terry in the Study, Lady Lattimer was with Sid in this Lounge, Alberta was with Dorothy and Alfred in the Kitchens and we all know...

( chapter 3, part 11…) Gerard the head butler had herded the guests within the Lounge Parlour at the bequest of Mr. Jerry Lattimer. The aforementioned Jerry Lattimer stood by the stone marble fireplace and turned to survey the other eight guests remaining scattered within the Lounge in various...

( chapter 3, part 10…) Mrs. Dorothy Lattimer-Price was the last guest to be questioned. The old woman in her seventies seemed harmless enough, but Mr. Jerry Lattimer noticed a cunning glint in her eye as she beheld the pieces of evidence in front of him. “You realise that there can only be one...

( chapter 3, part 9…) Alberta Lattimer slowly walked in, Gerard the head butler going over to assist her towards the chair. “Thank you,” she said to Gerard as the old butler made sure she was seated comfortably before he lightly bowed to her and returned to the side of Jerry Lattimer. “I gather...

( chapter 3, part 8…) Lady Constance Lattimer held herself up high as she entered the Study, like a peacock flaunting it’s feathers. “I hope this won’t take too long, as I do not believe this needs much investigation,” the fifty year old woman declared as she sat down promptly yet delicately...

( chapter 3, part 7…) Jerry Lattimer was seated in the Study leather chair, the dark mahogany desk in front of him with pieces of the teacups and the light green empty bottle that the elderly butler had procured from the crime scene at Mr. Jerry Lattimer’s request. The old butler, that Jerry...

( chapter 3, part 6…) The relatives and guests of this hunt seemed shocked by Mr. Jerry Lattimer’s statement of fact. But one question was unsaid until Alberta Lattimer raised it after a second of silence. “But we were all in groups. Was it a case of double suicide?” she asked in an almost...

( chapter 3, part 5…) It took barely ten minutes for all the guests to be notified of this tragedy, assembling at the scene of the crime as the main butler manservant paraded the party of guests towards the two bodies of Darryl Lattimer and Miss Jennifer Lattimer. Jerry gazed with a frown at...

Nope, not expected at all. In all honesty, it never crossed my mind, but I will admit I have not read that book in years. ( chapter 3, part 4…) Darryl Lattimer was not the only one surprised by the limited spread of options, but this guest was thinking of in general as foods and drinks...

( chapter 3, part 3…) The grandfather clock in the dining room struck on the quarter to eight as the eleven guests were once more seated at the black marble table they had eaten at previously last evening. Their host was again seated at the far end head of the table, just observing them with...

( chapter 3, part 2…) Mrs. Dorothy Lattimer-Price was unperplexed by these events this morning. She did feel forlornly about Mrs. Emily Lattimer though. The young lass was a bright moment at the dining table yesterday evening. ‘But now that star’s light is out,’ she thought sadly to herself. As...

Ah, but there’s the rub. Whose plan was the bad one? Kyle’s or Guye’s? But I guess both were pretty bad, though Kyle Lattimer’s was more so since his was the one to start off this catalyst of it all. Chapter 3: Tea For Two… The aftermath of this tradegy just made all the guests on edge. And...

( chapter 2, part 13…) “Well, let me ask you a question. Are you a cop or something?” Kyle Lattimer inquired as he billowed smoke from his mouth in a reflective exhale. “No, I am not,” honestly replied Jerry Lattimer, slightly intrigued as to what this would entail. Kyle Lattimer barely nodded...

( chapter 2, part 12…) Before anybody could say anything, the two manservants that had been silently paying attendance to all this at the doorway of the deceased had opened the door at a nod to each other. Jerry Lattimer bowed graciously and beheld his arm out invitingly towards the now open...

( chapter 2, part 11…) Satisfied with what they both had seen at the crime scene, the two moved back towards the door of the victim’s bedroom. Guye Lattimer opened the door first, the hallway immediately outside a slight buzz of activity as the remaining ten guests were slightly startled at the...

( chapter 2, part 10…) Pondering his troubled mind in frustration at this new conundrum, Jerry Lattimer finally gave up and decided to investigate the body more closely. He had no qualms with this, his stomach could handle it, though his nose and eyes could not in good conscience sway his mind...

Happy birthday dear Copperfox. Many happy wishes to you today.

( chapter 2, part 9…) The odd but rational reply from Guye Lattimer left Mr. Jerry Lattimer with disdain at having been disrupted. He decided to ignore the person for now, he had sleuthing to be done. With a dower look of unappeasable reproach, Jerry Lattimer turned from the figure to glance...

( chapter 2, part 8…) Jerry Lattimer turned his attention away from the rest of the group of guests as he glanced over at the bedroom door of Mrs. Emily Lattimer with the two stationed manservants acting as guards. With a shrug of his shoulders, Jerry decided to at least try to gain access to...

Thank you for the appreciation, Copperfox. ( chapter 2, part 7…) Nobody said anything in response to Henry Carmichael Lattimer’s impromptu announcement. It seemed unprecedented, just unpleasant and not at all what they were expecting from their host’s mouth. A body laid dead just mere feet...