The Middle Temple Murder

A wealthy merchant is found dead in his chambers at the Middle Temple, a London law school. The investigation reveals that he was poisoned with a rare and expensive poison. The police are stumped and the case becomes a sensation in the press. A young lawyer takes on the task of solving the crime, uncovering a complex web of motives and alibis among the merchant's acquaintances.

By J.S. Fletcher · First published 1936 · Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction · 36 chapters

Contents

• The Scrap of Grey Paper
• His First Brief
• The Clue of the Cap
• The Anglo-Orient Hotel
• Spargo Wishes to Specialize
• Witness to a Meeting
• Mr. Aylmore
• The Man from the Safe Deposit
• The Dealer in Rare Stamps
• The Leather Box
• Mr. Aylmore is Questioned
• The New Witness
• Under Suspicion
• The Silver Ticket
• Market Milcaster
• The "Yellow Dragon"
• Mr. Quarterpage Harks Back
• An Old Newspaper
• The Chamberlayne Story
• Maitland _alias_ Marbury
• Arrested
• The Blank Past
• Miss Baylis
• Mother Gutch
• Revelations
• Still Silent
• Mr. Elphick's Chambers
• Of Proved Identity
• The Closed Doors
• Revelation
• The Penitent Window-Cleaner
• The Contents of the Coffin
• Forestalled
• The Whip Hand
• Myerst Explains
• The Final Telegram

More by J.S. Fletcher

• The Paradise Mystery (1921)
• The Ivory God (1920)
• The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand (1920)
• The Other Sense (1920)
• The Safety Pin (1924)
• The New Sun (1930)
• The Orange-Yellow Diamond (1903)
• Scarhaven Keep (1923)
• All works by J.S. Fletcher