The Thirteenth Letter

Nash sat bolt upright. “Was the knife left in the body?” she demanded. “No.” “Have they found it?” “No.” Miriam hastened to supplement her second monosyllable with a further statement as she saw another question trembling on Mrs. Corbin straightened up and without a glance at the dining room window, took from his pocket a small metal case. Miriam had not been in Paul’s old bedroom since her interview with Trenholm the night after the murder. Trenholm’s restless walk drew him further and further from Betty’s room and when he finally paused he found he was standing in front of the closed door where Paul Abbott’s body had lain until the funeral.