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A short story from British Library Crime Classic The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories. As Sir Leonard Huntercombe tells the elaborate story of one of his clients, listeners will love piecing together this strange locked-room mystery set on a sleeper train to Aberdeen.

Two cousins, Derek and Nigel Burtell, famously detest one another. Derek Burtell stands to inherit £50,000 under the will of his grandfather at age 25—unless his drug-taking and dissolute lifestyle kill him first, in which case Nigel inherits instead. Dismayed by the latter possibility, Derek's many creditors insure his life with the vast Indescribable Insurance company, and Derek is advised to take a river trip for his health; and curiously it is Nigel whom he chooses to accompany him.

A brutally battered body is discovered on a golf course, initially deemed a suicide. However, a group of four leisurely gentlemen lodging at the nearby country club, along with the local police, beg to differ. The mystery appears to be solved multiple times, with evidence seemingly leaving no room for doubt. Yet, each time theres a hole in the logic, leading the investigation back to square one. The ultimate revelation serves as a reminder to our detectives and to us all - the most obvious truths are often the hardest to see. This narratives thrilling twists will captivate some, while others ...