'Classic given a modern twist'
- JEP review

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Tony Wendice has married his wife, Shelia, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He blackmails a scoundrel (Captain Lesgate) he used to know into strangling her for a fee of £1,000 and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself.
But in stories things turn out as the author plans them to – in real life they don’t – always…