Death in the House

In this Golden Age British mystery, Anthony Berkeley delivers a political thriller centered on a shocking assassination in the House of Commons. During a speech introducing a controversial bill, the Secretary of State for India collapses and dies. What initially appears to be a stroke is revealed to be murder by poison, administered within Parliament itself. Lord Arthur Linton, the victim's associate, undertakes an investigation to identify the killer. He begins by examining a threatening letter sent before the speech—initially dismissed as a prank but later confirmed as a genuine warning from violent terrorists seeking to free India from British rule. With every member of Parliament now under suspicion, Linton must uncover treason in high places to prevent further killings that could target the Prime Minister and destabilize the country.