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## A Weekend of Murder: **A chilling homicide disrupts a weekend collecting at a crumbling manor, thrusting a group of strangers right into a deadly game of secrets and techniques and suspicion.** Eleanor Vance, the reluctant inheritor of the decaying Blackwood Manor, dreads the weekend in advance. Forced to host a gathering for her past due uncle's estranged colleagues, she unearths herself surrounded by an eclectic and unsettling group. Bartholomew Finch, the fancy art provider, oozes self-significance. Agatha Thorne, the paleontologist, seems more interested in nocturnal owls than social interaction. And Silas Grimstone, the legal professional, includes a coldness that chills Eleanor to the bone. As a storm rages outside, the tension within the manor grows thick. Then, a bloodcurdling scream shatters the fragile peace. Eleanor leads the hesitant guests to the source, their hearts pounding against their ribs. Inside a take a look at a room filled with dusty relics, they discover Professor Alistair Crowley, the esteemed archaeologist, sprawled dead at the Persian rug, an unmarried, brutal stab wound marking his chest. The weekend getaway has been changed by way of a nightmare. Inspector Davies, a gruff lawman with a keen eye for detail, arrives to research. As he questions the visitors, suspicion falls on each one: Bartholomew, along with his anxious demeanor. Agatha, clinging to her theory of a predatory owl. And Grimstone, whose stoicism hides a beyond connection to Crowley. **_A Weekend of Murder_ promises a suspenseful journey packed with twists, turns, and surprising revelations. It's a story that will hold you guessing till the final web page, leaving you questioning the road among the real and the fantastical.**
Chapter One: The Clock Strikes Midnight
