At the 150-year-old manor known as Bishop House in the Northern
Virginia countryside, prominent surgeon Thomas Kaplan dies of an
apparent heart attack. Weeks later his family gathers for the reading
of his will, with millions of dollars in cash and property at stake.
Unfortunately, Dr. Kaplan’s younger sister May Henry Hobson, who is the
executrix of his estate, is refusing to allow the will to be read. Her
reason? She is convinced that her brother did not die of natural
causes, but was, in fact, murdered. Furthermore, she suspects that the
killer was a member of the family, or one of the house staff.
Enter professional “Sleuth for Hire” Alexander Thursday. He has been
retained by Mrs. Hobson to ferret out the murderer. She confines
everyone to the house and gives Thursday only 24 hours to solve the
alleged crime.
Armed only with his wits, his
satchel of investigative gadgets and his imaginary secretary Loretta
(yes, you read that correctly) Thursday launches into an intense
weekend of interrogation, observation and discovery. He soon realizes
that the Dr. Kaplan, his family and his loyal servants are concealing a
staggering history of secrets, scandals and emotional damage.
Who (if anyone) killed Thomas Kaplan? Come solve the case with our
eccentric “Sleuth for Hire” Alexander Thursday. Make your journey to
Bishop House for the NoneSuch Playmakers’ new thriller “Mortal Wounds!”
