The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley

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And into the middle of it there drops, like a clap of thunder, a box of chocolates. Graham and Joan Bendix have apparently succeeded in making that eighth wonder of the modern world, a happy marriage. Each is more convincing than the last, slowly filling in the pieces of the puzzle, until the dazzling conclusion. The evidence is laid before the Circle and the members take it in turn to offer a solution. Chief Inspector Moresby calls on Roger Sheringham and his Crimes Circle - six amateur but intrepid detectives - to consider the case. The police investigation rapidly reaches a dead end.

And into the middle of it there drops, like a clap of thunder, a box of chocolates.Joan Bendix is killed by a poisoned box of liqueur chocolates that cannot have been intended for her to eat. The Poisoned Chocolates Case, Anthony Berkeley The members of the Crime Circle filed out of the room, leaving one figure sitting in the darkness on the edge of the scene. Joan Bendix has died after, it seems, accidentally receiving a box of poisonous chocolates and eating them. The plot is an elaboration of a brilliant short story called The Avenging Chance. 'All his stories are amusing, intriguing, and he is a master of the final twist' - Agatha Christie'One of the most stunning trick stories in the history of detective fiction' - Julian SymonsGraham and Joan Bendix have apparently succeeded in making that eighth wonder of the modern world, a happy marriage. The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929) remains, deservedly, the Sheringham novel most fondly remembered by enthusiasts for Golden Age detective fiction.

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley