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COUNTRY HOUSE MYSTERY At Vere, their residence near the village of Vere Magna, the scene of the murders in Mr. Marr Jackson's "A Dram of Poison," the several members of the family have gathered together for the quiet celebrations of the coming of age of the ninth bnronet. Tho Hamers lived in a splendid home, with a measure of affluence, and with position and traditions; yet that night young Sir Kanal foil dead at his dinner table through a dose of cyanide taken in his port. It was obvious murder, committed from within the house. Tnerc was no clue to tho criminal for all the suspects had tight alibis. As the chief constable said, it had been a hopeless case from the start, and he was content to count it among the unsolved mysteries. The secret of it is ultimately disclosed, chiefly under tho direction of a quaint ex-detective Appleyard, who was determined the case could only ho uncovered if .treated as a psychological problem. Much clever writing and comment attract us in this story. "A Dram of Poison," by Marr Jackson. (Bell.)
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23073, 25 June 1938, Page 4 (Supplement)
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185TRAGIC CELEBRATION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23073, 25 June 1938, Page 4 (Supplement)
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