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The Motive

By: Ronald Knox
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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A short story from British Library Crime Classic The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories

'It’s not a scientific mind you need in the legal profession,' he insisted; 'it’s a kind of artistic gift. You’ve got to be imaginative.'

As Sir Leonard Huntercombe tells the elaborate story of one of his clients, listeners will love piecing together this strange locked-room mystery set on a sleeper train to Aberdeen.

©1937 Estate of Ronald Knox (P)2018 Soundings

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