The case of Miss Elliott

A dead matron is found on a lonely canal bridge, her throat sliced with a surgeon’s knife still clutched in her hand. The newspapers shout “Murder or Suicide?” while whispers of embezzlement swirl around the genteel Convalescent Home she ran. In a smoky backroom, a sharp‑tongued narrator faces a peculiar, spectacled man who seems to read thoughts and promises a solution that is “far too simple.”

The story unfolds through witty dialogue and finely observed London detail, pulling listeners into the fog‑laden streets of Maida Vale and the polished corridors of high society. As the detective’s mind spins the tangled knots of motive, money, and medicine, every clue feels like a thread waiting to be unraveled. Listeners will find themselves weighing each “obvious” answer against the uncanny logic of a man who delights in turning a grim tragedy into a cerebral game.