The Almost Perfect Murder

into the face of death. She never flinched. Ria flung herself on her father. \"No! No!\" she cried. \"The police are downstairs. They'll send you to the chair for it! These women are nothing to us!\"

While they were still struggling there was a crash overhead. The shutter under the skylight swung down, and a man dropped into the room, landing on his feet like a cat. Another followed. Both were armed. The first was George Stephens,


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into the face of death. She never flinched. Ria flung herself on her father. \"No! No!\" she cried. \"The police are downstairs. They'll send you to the chair for it! These women are nothing to us!\"

While they were still struggling there was a crash overhead. The shutter under the skylight swung down, and a man dropped into the room, landing on his feet like a cat. Another followed. Both were armed. The first was George Stephens,


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