title: A Tale of Two Stitches: Bk. 11
author: Jan Beaney
description: Packed with crisp, detailed photographs that will surely delight the eye.
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  > **A GRIM GET-TOGETHER**
  
  > The housekeeper’s body was on the hall carpet. Although Ada was wearing her
  > overall, her face was heavily powdered, there were silk flowers in her hair,
  > and she was wearing a pair of white gloves….
  
  > Edmund, dressed in pyjamas and slippers, had massive injuries to his face
  > and the skirting boards were splashed with blood….
  
  > Seated in an armchair in the corner was the body of Georgina, in an evening
  > gown of prewar design and matching gloves. The back of her head was
  > missing….
  
  > Although all three bodies had gunshot wounds, there was no gun in sight.
  
  > The house was in a filthy condition and most of the rooms were so cluttered
  > they were impossible to enter. Eight chandeliers were found packed away,
  > along with three sets of golf clubs, thirty-eight clocks, forty-three
  > cigarette cases, a four-foot-high electroplated nickel table centerpiece in
  > the shape of a palm tree, and an enormous box of cutlery which had obviou