This was originally published in 1891 under the title "The Big Bow Mystery".This edition is a facsimile of a 1929 edition that was published after a Hollywood movie was made of it.
The story was published in serial form in a newspaper and is set in the UK.
This is a locked room murder mystery and its really appalling. The only reason it has had any legs is that it was the second one of its type " Murder in the Rue Morgue" by Poe being the first . Its simply a ridiculous tale even for us that allow for monster plot holes in their crime fiction.
Its saving grace is its only a novella running 137 pages, and I can tell you the monkey didn't do it.
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