The Burning Man
by Tim Kelly

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Synopsis

An aristocratic recluse is forced to have an unwanted group of relatives and "guests" at her gloomy hunting lodge.

All are concerned with the will of her recently murdered husband who left years ago vowing never to return.

All remember a terrifying death that occurred where the mausoleum now stands.

The detective has a riddle written by the dead man urging him to solve it.

Then violent, bizarre murders begin to occur.

The riddle is mercifully solved in a spine-tingling climax forcing the lodge to give up its darkest secrets.

Characters

Character
Clements

50ish, Mrs. Aubert's servant, calculating, direct, self-assured, knows what he wants from life and intends to get it. A most unusual servant.

Elizabeth Aubert

40ish, niece of Mrs. Aubert's husband, intelligent, practical, sophisticated, extremely capable.

Dolly Adrian

late twenties, cousin of Mrs. Aubert's husband, pretty, lively, a direct contrast to the sombre lodge and its inhabitants.

Charlie Underwood

mid-thirties, a private detective, good-looking, perceptive, alert, determined.

Mr Meadows

50ish, Mr. Aubert's lawyer, a distinguished-looking gentleman, soft-spoken, businesslike, inteligent.

Peter Tanner

mid-thirties, a police officer, a disorganized young man, not too intelligent at times, over anxious, possessed with the desire to solve the mysterious happenings in the hunting lodge.

Mrs Henri Aubert

60ish, mistress of the hunting lodge, aristocratic, almost haughty, domineering, contemptuous of those she feels are beneath her station

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573606380
ISBN-10 0573606382

The Burning Man is a play written by Tim Kelly and published by Samuel French .

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