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Just caught up to all this. Current thought is Poe and Orczy were co-conspirators. Orczy knew about Chiori 100%, and Poe hinted at the drinking towards Carr, plus was Orczy's childhood friend. Carr was never meant to die for much the same reason - Orczy had feelings for him, but rejected him due to this plan. Her feelings were why Poe was surprised - he uses a case, right? Towards the start of the novel, I think the brand he used was Seven Stars? But seeing as it was a case, there's no way for us to verify what brand he's smoking now. That means he can subtly mark the cigarettes that way, by brand, but also he controls the position of the cigarettes in his case. Anyhow, Poe's smokes - his brand, the Seven Stars - were poisoned by Orczy as revenge for Carr. Ellery was meant to be the Final Victim, while Carr was saved as Detective. That also covers the issue of the left hand. The wife's left hand was given to her lover. Carr's was taken by Orczy.
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I do think the OP is going to come back, if only to finish it for themselves. I'll probably buy the published version if there's no update before quarantine breaks though.
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Maugrim posted:HerpicleOmnicron5 did you ever buy that published version? If so, wanna post the ending here as I don't think OP is coming back at this point? Nah, I haven't. Honestly forgot all about it.
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Huh. Well, my guess was totally off.
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drat. Can’t help but feel bad for Ellery. Thanks for sharing the rest of the book, Maugrim! That ending was a surprise.
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I had a low opinion of the prologue, it read as a bit too pretentious, but paired with the epilogue, it's wonderful. I really enjoyed the book, it characterises each member of the club so very well in such a short space of time.
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