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A Pocket Full of Rye
Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his ‘counting house’ when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.
Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Jane Marple’s suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme…
‘Ingenious.’ Times Literary Supplement
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Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his ‘counting house’ when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Jane Marple’s suspicion that ...
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