The Viaduct Murder by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox

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April 6

"In the matter of information, above all regard with suspicion that which seems probable. Begin always by believing what seems incredible."

Marryatt (the clergyman), Carmichael (the retired don), Reeves (the former member of the military intelligence), and Gordon (the vacationing golfer) are playing golf in Paston Oatvile when Reeves slices his drive from the third tee.

In searching for the ball they come upon the dead body of Mr. Brotherhood below the railroad viaduct. When they find his hat 15 yards away from the body they suspect 'there's been dirty work.' The foursome set out to solve his murder.

Father Knox has provided us with a witty, clever, and thoroughly delightful, a classic British mystery story.

Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was born February 17th 1888 anddid August 24th 1957. He was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a high reputation as a classicist, Knox was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1912. He was a fellow and chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford until he resigned from those positions following his conversion to Catholicism in 1917. Knox became a Catholic priest in 1918, continuing in that capacity his scholarly and literary work.

In Public Domain
First Published 1926
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