Arrow House

Author: (British) Meilin
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Mason is a British classic detective novelist, and The Arrow House is his masterpiece. At the beginning of the novel, when a wealthy widow dies in a grand mansion, the heir, Betty Harlow, is suspected of poisoning her. After being suspected, she requests a British lawyer to represent her and protect her rights. After the lawyer and the detective arrive at the mansion, many things that seemed clear and simple gradually reveal a complex side. Under the detective's careful questioning, the people in the mansion also reveal various secrets they have never known, and the murder case gradually moves towards the truth.
At the beginning of the novel, a wealthy widow dies in a grand mansion, but strange things happen: a relative who failed to extort money accuses the heir, Betty Harlow, of poisoning her. Betty Harlow is "a stylish and beautiful girl with a strange, unknown personality," and after being suspected, she requests a British lawyer to represent her and protect her rights. The law firm sends a young lawyer, who encounters the French police detective Hanaud during the case and plays the role of "Watson" in the "Sherlock Holmes—Dr. Watson" model. After the detective arrives at the mansion, many things that seemed clear and simple gradually reveal a complex side. Under the detective's meticulous interrogation, the people in the mansion also reveal various secrets they have never known, and the story gradually moves step by step toward the truth being revealed.