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The Watchman's Round
A We Solve Murders Mystery Victorian Historical Mystery Bainbridge Island Mystery
Edith Marlowe(0)
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Bainbridge Island, 1889. Night watchman Silas Croy walks the lumber mill and the managers' cottages on a round timed to the mill whistle. His log is the only record of who is where after dark.
At 3:10 a.m., the owner's son is found shot on the mill catwalk. Every man is accounted for-except Silas, who was at the far end of the pier.
When Seattle detective Verity Locke arrives, she finds two entries in Silas's log written in a hand that isn't his. The forgery points at the mill's bookkeeper, an embezzled payroll, and a ledger hidden where no watchman would look. Silas has one defense: he can walk his round again, whistle by whistle, from memory.
A Victorian night-watch mystery for readers who keep their own logs.
At 3:10 a.m., the owner's son is found shot on the mill catwalk. Every man is accounted for-except Silas, who was at the far end of the pier.
When Seattle detective Verity Locke arrives, she finds two entries in Silas's log written in a hand that isn't his. The forgery points at the mill's bookkeeper, an embezzled payroll, and a ledger hidden where no watchman would look. Silas has one defense: he can walk his round again, whistle by whistle, from memory.
A Victorian night-watch mystery for readers who keep their own logs.