Murder in the Gunroom

One day, a gun collector was found dead in his gunroom. He was shot in the locked gunroom. His death is declared as an accident. But, his wife doesn’t believe in that story and decides to hire a private detective, who was also a gun collector. He is called to evaluate the collection of the dead man and prepare it for sale. The widow believes that her husband is murdered and that the gun collection is the motive, which is another reason for calling the detective. A lot of people wanted the dead man’s collection, but who was obsessed enough to kill a man for it? Was there such a person? Who could be? Where would he go?

In this mystery story, the author H. Beam Piper plays an interesting game. He introduces the readers with the background of the story and then leaves them with a room full of suspects. There are the dead man’s two daughters, their husbands and an unscrupulous gun dealer. Was someone of them? Or was it someone else?

It is up to you to discover who the murderer was and is the gun collection the real motive. Prepare for a journey in the world of mystery, murders, fugitives and lies.