# The Body in the Library Detective Sarah Chen stepped into Ashworth Manor's grand library, her eyes scanning the ornate room carefully. The body of millionaire Edward Ashworth lay sprawled across the Persian rug, blood pooling beneath his head. His personal secretary found him cold this morning while bringing fresh coffee and the day's correspondence. The study door was locked from the inside, with no signs of forced entry or struggle. Three people remained in the house: his wife, his nephew, and the longtime family butler named James. Each had motive, means, and opportunity to commit this most peculiar and baffling of violent crimes. Chen pulled out her leather notebook, knowing that somewhere in this room lay the killer's fatal mistake. The clock struck noon as she began her investigation into Ashworth's death, determined and increasingly suspicious.