# The Body in the Library The rain fell heavily on the old mansion that night. Detective Sarah Chen arrived at the scene just after midnight. Lord Ashford lay dead upon the Persian rug in blood. His butler had discovered the body while making the rounds. Everyone in the house was now a suspect, she thought. The study door had been locked from the inside all along. Sarah examined the wound carefully, noting its precise and surgical nature. "Who had access to the study during the evening hours?" she asked. The family gathered in the drawing room, their faces pale and shocked. Nobody wanted to admit they had heard anything at all.