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Cold rain lashed violently against the blackened library window panes. Lord Blackwood slumped forward across his massive mahogany writing desk. A silver letter opener pierced through his velvet dressing gown. Dark red blood mixed slowly with spilled black fountain ink. The grandfather clock chimed midnight with deep and ominous resonance. Inspector Vance stepped quietly into the room holding his lantern. Bitter almond fumes lingered faintly in the chilled autumn air. The detective reached down to touch a cold limp wrist. The heavy oak door had remained locked from the inside. Somebody sitting within this quiet house was truly a killer.