The Crystal Beads Murder

"Early this morning a gruesome discovery was made by a gardener employed at Holford Hall in Loamshire..." Robert Saunderson's murdered body is found in the summer house at Lord Medchester's country mansion. Some crystal beads, broken off a necklace and found on the scene, form the primary clue. But where is the necklace, and whose could it be? Detective inspector Stoddart and his assistant Harbord...