The Clue (1909). By: Carolyn Wells: (Mysteri Novel), Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 - March 26, 1942) was an American writer and poet.

Madeleine Van Norman is the most eligible young woman in the state, a beautiful young lady who is soon to come into her fortune. From her countless suitors, she makes a peculiar choice, agreeing to marry a stuffy man who loves someone else. On the eve of the wedding, Madeleine shuts herself away in a locked room to think about what she is about to do-and in the morning, she is found gruesomely murdered. Every member of the household is a suspect, but no one understands how the killer could ...