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Duchlan Castle is a gloomy place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister of the laird, is found in the castle. She has been stabbed to death in her locked bedroom. The only tiny clue to the culprit is a silver fish's scale, left on the floor next to Mary's body. Inspector Dundas is dispatched to investigate. The Gregor family and their servants are quick to explain that Mary was a kind and charitable woman, but Dundas uncovers a more complex truth.

Anthony Wynne’s famous amateur sleuth, Dr Eustace Hailey, is called to a grand, mysterious house, tucked away in a distant corner of the West Highlands, by his friend Lord Tarbet to investigate a series of ghostly phenomena.

In un antico castello delle Highlands scozzesi, la nobile Mary Gregor viene ritrovata barbaramente uccisa. La porta della stanza è chiusa dall’interno, le finestre sono sbarrate. Sul cadavere l’unico indizio: una lucente scaglia di pesce. Quello di Duchlan è il classico castello tetro e minaccioso delle Highlands scozzesi. Una notte vi viene ritrovata uccisa Mary Gregor, sorella del Laird di Duchlan, un membro della piccola nobiltà locale. La donna è stata pugnalata a morte nella sua camera da letto, ma la stanza è chiusa dall'interno e le finestre sono sbarrate.

A short story from the British Library Crime Classic collection Final Acts. Anthony Wynne's series detective Dr Eustace Hailey becomes involved in the affairs of Lord and Lady Rushmore, the dancer Lalette Yorke, and their acquaintance Michael Dale, as lies and secrets escalate to a life-threatening climax.

Join me, Anthony Wynne as I break down all things sports! Each week I'll be talking fantasy, gambling, and just what is happening in each sport in general.