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The Rev. John Avery, rector of the village church, was famous for
the eloquence and scholarly nature of his sermons. No one in
attendance at the Sunday service was surprised then, when the
rector, having evidently exchanged his notes for some other
document, after a moment's hesitation, delivered one of his most
moving sermons extempore. They were, however, much surprised, when
the rector was found dead the next morning the victim of an
apparent accidental poisoning. Coming on the heels of the death of
one of the leading young men of the village by a shooting, also
ruled an accident, it seemed to all an unfortunate coincidence. To
all, that is, except for Chief Inspector Pointer, who, by a much
more fortunate coincidence, happened to be visiting the County
Chief Constable for a spot of fishing. It falls to the Scotland
Yard detective to unravel the web of secrets that form the . . .
Mystery at the Rectory
They made a handsome wedding present; two exquisite strands of
pearls rumored to have belonged to Queen Charlotte. And the couple,
Arthur Walsh and Violet Finch, seemed destined for happiness,
despite the differences in family and background. But all was not
as it seemed. One of the necklaces was to prove a fake when put up
as security to cover gambling debts. Then, within hours, the bride
is found brutally murdered. But by whom? There were a number of
people who had disapproved of the match. Had one of them murdered
the young girl? There were also those involved who found them short
of cash. Had one of them substituted the fakes for the real pearls
and murdered Violet to conceal their crime? And behind it all, the
whiff of dark secrets and blackmail fluttered in the air. Why had
Violet been murdered and where were the real pearls? Only Chief
Inspector Pointer can unravel the mysteries behind . . . The Case
of the Two Pearl Necklaces
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