The Case of the Missing Manuscript

The Case of the Missing Manuscript

Hello, I’m Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations and this is an Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast fictional episode of Whodunnit Wednesday’s.

Go back to the Golden Era of detective fiction and enjoy stories in the tradition of the greats of writing. From Agatha Christie to Raymond Chandler to John Creasey, these are short stories I hope you enjoy.

It was the most unlikely place for a mystery to begin—at a dinner party in the quiet London residence of Mr. James Laverly, a modest writer of modest successes. Laverly had gathered a small group of friends, each a colorful character in their own right. There was his publisher, the gregarious Mr. Frederick Hayes; the sharp-witted critic Miss Lydia Farnsworth; the suspiciously quiet secretary Miss Emma Baynes; and the overly genial amateur detective, Roger Quinton, whose insatiable love for puzzles would soon become crucial.

It was over the second course of pheasant when Laverly announced, quite suddenly, that he had just completed the finest work of his career: a mystery novel of unprecedented complexity and ingenuity. However, it was only when he rose to retrieve the manuscript from his study that the evening took a darker turn. Moments later, Laverly returned, his face ashen.

“My manuscript,” he said, voice trembling. “It’s gone!”

There was a hush around the table. For a few moments, the guests regarded one another in stunned silence. Then, as though snapping back to life, Roger Quinton leaned forward with a glint of interest in his eyes.

“A locked room,” he murmured to himself. “A vanished manuscript. We must get to the bottom of this.”

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