what is the conflict in the short story "he said it with arsenic" by Ruskin bond?
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Summary:
This is a collection of eight mysteries, thriller short stories.
The first story, ‘The Perfect Murder’ by Stacy Aumonier is the best story in this book. Two brothers want to siphon money from their distant old aunt and they made a foolproof plan but does perfect murder have ever existed?
‘The Red-headed League’ by Arthur Conan Doyle is a story where a man gets high paying job of copying encyclopedia just because he has red hair. Sherlock Holmes finds it strange and decides to do find the answers. This is one of the best mystery story written by Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read this story before thus this story didn’t impress me here.
Another best story in this book is by Ruskin Bond, ‘He said it with arsenic’. In this story, the author talks about his uncle who is famous to kill silently by putting arsenic. This story has an unthinkable twist.
‘The interruption’ by W.W. Jacobs is a story where a man has a dreadful secret. His cook knows what it is and she always makes him know that she knows what he is hiding. By this, she asks larger return. In the end, the man decides to get rid of her. But now the question is who is going to be a victim?
‘When Al Capone was ambushed’ by Jack Bilbo is a story written from the POV of his newly appointed bodyguard and how they survived when Al Capone was attacked.
Next story is ‘The Lodger’ by Marie Belloc Lowndes. In this, Mr. and Mrs. Bunting runs a lodging house. They are going through a financial crisis. At this time, Mr. Sleuth comes to stay. He paid a good amount. Meanwhile, many killings are happening in the city and no one knows who the killer is. This story has a good suspense.
‘The Duel’ by Wilkie Collins is a story of a man whose problem of nervous shock makes him do unthinkable.
The last story is ‘The cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe is also an interesting story where a man plotted against his enemy and killed him in a very scary way.
My perception:
The choice of stories was amazing however this book didn’t meet my expectation. But I am introduced to some of the great classic mysteries and their author. Each story is different from others, the backdrops are different but the mystery was there. First, third, fifth and last stories are my favorite. If you are a mystery lover, then you shouldn’t miss these classic stories. (less)