The Winning Clue

On a quiet morning on Manniston Road, a terrified scream shatters the calm and leads Lawrence Bristow, a man with a steel brace on his left leg, to a shocking scene: a young woman in a sheer kimono and a dead figure draped in pale blue satin. The gruesome tableau is discovered before the neighbors can even gather their wits, and Bristow’s steady voice quickly organizes the frantic crowd and summons help. From the first page, the novel immerses listeners in a tightly wound domestic setting where every detail of the room may hide a clue.

As the police arrive, Bristow’s keen observational skills and his uncanny ability to read people become the engine of the investigation. The story follows his methodical unraveling of motives, secrets, and hidden relationships among the neighbors, all while the tension of the quiet suburb swells with suspicion. Listeners will be drawn into a classic whodunit that balances atmospheric description with a clever puzzle waiting to be solved.