Motive vs. Opportunity

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Summary

Genre: Murder Mystery, Supernatural

Format: Short Story

Location: England

Recurring Characters: Miss Jane Marple

Synopsis

Mr Clode is a very rich man and intends to leave his estate to his nephew, George, and two nieces. But before he dies, he changes his will to include a Mrs Spragg, a medium who has convinced him that George is an imposter! When Clode dies they discover his new will is missing. Who among the many suspects could have stolen it? The only people who had a motive had no opportunity – it is left to Miss Marple to solve the case!

First published in the UK and the USA in 1928, in the USA it was called Where’s the Catch? In the UK it was published in Royal Magazine. It appears in The Thirteen Problems.

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