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The Draycott murder mystery

Chapter 29: Transcriber’s Note
By Molly Thynne
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About This Book

A passerby discovers the body of a woman in an isolated farmhouse during a violent gale, prompting a police inquiry in a tight-knit northern village. The narrative follows the slow, methodical investigation as villagers, officials, and shadowy observers become entwined in questioning and suspicion. Clues, misdirections, and local gossip complicate attempts to establish motive and identify the perpetrator, while the weather, rural lanes, and communal rhythms shape both the inquiry and the portrayal of social relations that ultimately lead to the crime's resolution.

Transcriber’s Note

The Draycott Murder Mystery was first published in 1928 under the title The Red Dwarf. This transcription follows the text of the Dean Street Press reprint of 2016. The following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous scanning errors:

  • “she overlook him” has been changed to “she overtook him” (Chapter VIII).
  • “beside the lire” has been changed to “beside the fire” (Chapter X).
  • “If was about” has been changed to “It was about” (Chapter XVIII).
  • “anything hut slow” has been changed to “anything but slow” (Chapter XIX).
  • Two occurrences of suprious commas (e.g. “the writing, table”) have been removed.
  • Three occurrences of spurious hyphenation (e.g. “him-self”) have been removed.
  • Six occurrences of deleted hyphens in the words “to-day”, “to-morrow”, and “to-night” have been restored.

Additionally, two other errors, both in Chapter XI, appear to be unambiguous enough to be safely corrected:

  • The ungrammatical phrase “to him dismount” has been changed to “to make him dismount”.
  • A reference to the nonexistent personage “Sybil Fayre” has been changed to “Sybil Kean”.

New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.