The Wooden Hand: A Detective Story

At Misery Castle, a weather‑worn house in the English countryside, the uneasy hush is broken by the dour nurse Mrs. Merry, whose bleak humor masks a deeper, unsettling curiosity. Young Eva Strode waits for her father’s long‑delayed return from South Africa, and the strained conversation between them hints at old grudges, hidden fortunes, and a village teeming with gossip. The chill of rain and the scent of hollyhocks set a mood that feels both claustrophobic and ripe for secrets to surface.

Into this fraught domestic scene steps an astute detective, drawn by rumors of a priceless diamond shipment and a strange wooden prosthetic that has surfaced at the local inn. As the clock ticks toward the hour the father is due, alliances shift and every seemingly innocuous remark may conceal a motive. Listeners will be pulled into a tangled web of family intrigue, shadowed pasts, and the relentless search for the truth hidden behind the wooden hand.