In Muffled Night

"In Muffled Night" by D. Erskine Muir, published by Moonstone Press. It was not at all a suitable house for a murder. Helen Bailey is the live-in housekeeper to the wealthy Murray family. Tall, dark-haired and beautiful, the enigmatic Helen has long ensured that life at 'The Towers' ran smoothly for autocratic patriarch James Murray, his widowed son John, and grandchildren Alan and Glenda. When Helen is found dead in her blood-soaked bedroom, struck down in a horrific attack, the police must consider not only the family's relationships but everyone close to them. Helen's jewellery is missing, suggesting a robbery gone wrong, but the clues are confusing and contradictory. Dogged policework eventually points to one person, but have the authorities identified a cold-blooded murderer or an innocent person framed by others? This classic detective novel from 1933 is based on an unsolved real-life crime. Dorothy Erskine Muir (1889-1977) was one of seventeen children (twelve who reached... Book details: published 2021. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.