It is a tense mystery novel written by novelist Ellery Quinn.
The story takes place at the funeral of a rich man after his death, and just as everyone is seeing off the deceased in the church, the will of the rich man locked in a safe is stolen. The detective combines the timeline and the alibi to deduce that the will can only be in a coffin that has been buried in the ground. So, he ordered the coffin to be opened, only to find that in addition to the body of the deceased, there was also a decomposing male corpse. At the collector's funeral, the will disappeared and the police search found nothing.
This complex case intrigued the detective, who quickly intervened in the investigation and noted that the only unsearched part of the scene was the inside of a newly buried Greek coffin. The cemetery was dug up and the coffin was lifted, but no will was found, but an additional body was found, unidentified and apparently murdered.
This puzzle is confusing and difficult to understand. Who was the second body, why did it suddenly appear in the coffin, and where did the disappeared will go?
In this tense situation, the detective has been using his vaunted ability to reason logically to try to solve this complex mystery. However, he didn't know that the murderer had already set the trap and was just waiting for him to take the initiative to go down the wrong path.
With its subtle plot and gripping reasoning process, this book transports readers into a world full of suspense and puzzles. The author skillfully lays out the plot to allow the reader to guess and reason again and again, while challenging their expectations of the truth. It's not just an ordinary mystery novel, it reveals a deep insight into human nature, desires, and complex psychological states. By revealing people's secrets and deceptions, it demonstrates the complexity and unpredictability of human behavior.
With a smooth and tense narrative style, the author transports the reader into a gripping world of reasoning. Each chapter is filled with dramatic twists and surprising discoveries that keep the reader from stopping.
In this book, the author uses the unexpected "unexpected ending", a narrative technique common in mystery fiction. An unexpected ending is when at the last moment of the story, the author, by subverting the reader's expectations, suddenly reveals a plot development that is completely contrary to the previous clues and reasoning.
Its role is to make the reader feel the dramatic reversal and tension in the last moment of the story, breaking the reader's expectations of plot development, and challenging their thinking ability and reasoning skills. This abrupt turn of events not only adds complexity to the story, but also allows the reader to revisit previous clues and evidence.
If you like mystery novels, especially those that are full of mysteries and reversals, then this book is definitely worth reading. It will challenge your ability to think, plunging you into an intricate puzzle that won't reveal the truth until the last minute. It's an exciting mystery novel that will leave you stunned with an unpredictable ending.
