There are many more references to prominent crime writers and their works, including, tongue-in-cheek, an anachronistic allusion to critic Edmund Wilson's 1945 essay, "Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?".
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The whole action of the novel takes place on Boxing Day when, early in the morning, Gentry is found murdered in the attic.
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