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Nine and Death Makes Ten (aka Murder in the Submarine Zone) (Sir Henry Merrivale)
Nine and Death Makes Ten - aka Murder in the Submarine Zone - Sir Henry Merrivale Author:Carter Dickson January, 1940. The early days of the war. The liner Edwardic sets sail from New York to a 'British port', its name withheld for security, on the other side of the submarine infested Atlantic. Formerly a luxury ship, the Edwardic has been converted into a munitions carrier. Because of the inherent danger with such ... more »cargo, the vessel -although fully staffed- carries only nine passengers.
One passenger is a victim. A second is a murderer whose bloody fingerprints are found at the scene of the crime.
The solution should be simple, opines a traveling criminologist. Fingerprint everyone on board and see whose prints match those in the bloodstained cabin.
Not so simple. Each person's prints are taken; none matches those found.
Nine passengers and death makes ten! Fortunately, the ninth passenger is none other than Sir Henry Merrivale.« less