The Documents in the Case
Told entirely through letters, statements, and reports, this 1930 mystery is the one major Dorothy L. Sayers crime novel without Lord Peter Wimsey. A man dies after eating a dish of wild mushrooms, and the coroner rules it an accident. His grieving son refuses to accept that verdict and begins gathering the private correspondence of everyone connected to the household, piecing together jealousy, an unhappy marriage, and a possible poisoning. The case finally turns on a subtle point of chemistry that only laboratory science can settle. Written with Robert Eustace, whose medical knowledge shaped the plot, the book is a clever puzzle and a sharp portrait of people whose own words slowly betray them. This free PDF and EPUB edition returns an ingenious detective story to print.
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction; Section One, Synthesis ; Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother | 8:45 | |
| 2 | The Same to the Same | 7:42 | |
| 3 | The Same to the Same | 5:17 | |
| 4 | The Same to the Same | 4:49 | |
| 5 | John Munting to Elizabeth Drake | 6:18 | |
| 6 | The Same to the Same | 4:05 | |
| 7 | The Same to the Same | 4:43 | |
| 8 | The Same to the Same | 4:06 | |
| 9 | The Same to the Same | 7:23 | |
| 10 | Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother | 5:20 | |
| 11 | John Munting to Elizabeth Drake | 6:28 | |
| 12 | The Same to the Same | 2:21 | |
| 13 | The Same to the Same | 6:41 | |
| 14 | The Same to the Same | 4:54 | |
| 15 | George Harrison to Paul Harrison | 4:57 | |
| 16 | Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother | 4:11 | |
| 17 | John Munting to Elizabeth Drake | 3:21 | |
| 18 | Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother | 3:46 | |
| 19 | The Same to the Same | 2:50 | |
| 20 | George Harrison to Paul Harrison | 4:52 | |
| 21 | Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother | 6:14 | |
| 22 | John Munting to Elizabeth Drake | 6:42 | |
| 23 | The Same to the Same | 3:28 | |
| 24 | George Harrison to Paul Harrison | 4:55 | |
| 25 | Note by Paul Harrison | 1:59 | |
| 26 | Harwood Lathom to John Munting | 5:04 | |
| 27 | John Muntng to Elizabeth Drake | 7:28 | |
| 28 | The Same to the Same | 6:04 | |
| 29 | Note by Paul Harrison | 1:43 | |
| 30 | John Munting to Elizabeth Drake | 4:57 | |
| 31 | The Same to the Same | 5:24 | |
| 32 | The Same to the Same | 0:58 | |
| 33 | Agatha Milsom to Elizabeth Drake | 2:23 | |
| 34 | Elizabeth Drake to John Munting; Telegram from John Munting to Elizabeth Drake, dated 26.2.29 | 0:46 | |
| 35 | George Harrison to Paul Harrison | 7:37 | |
| 36 | Statement of John Munting, Pt. 1 | 31:24 | |
| 37 | Statement of John Munting, Pt. 2 | 11:39 | |
| 38 | Margaret Harrison to Harwood Lathom | 8:10 | |
| 39 | The Same to the Same | 6:10 | |
| 40 | The Same to the Same | 3:19 | |
| 41 | The Same to the Same | 5:47 | |
| 42 | The Same to the Same | 4:16 | |
| 43 | The Same to the Same | 5:45 | |
| 44 | The Same to the Same | 2:24 | |
| 45 | Statement of John Munting (continued) | 40:17 | |
| 46 | Section Two: Analysis Margaret Harrison to Harwood Lathom | 7:15 | |
| 47 | Extract from the "Morning Express" of Tuesday, October 21st, 1929 | 14:21 | |
| 48 | Extract from the "Morning Express" of Wednesday, November 5th, 1929 | 9:59 | |
| 49 | Statement by Paul Harrison, Part 1 | 49:52 | |
| 50 | Statement by Paul Harrison, Part 2 | 42:15 | |
| 51 | John Munting to Paul Harrison | 12:59 | |
| 52 | Statement of Paul Harrison (Continued) | 20:09 | |
| 53 | Statement of John Munting (additional and concluding portion.) | 49:23 | |
| 54 | Note by Paul Harrison | 2:54 |
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