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Men were searching for the weapon in the grass verges, the hedges, the fields, the footpaths, even wading in the Kingsbrook itself where it flowed through Thatto Vale.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

This was no burglar who had come into Thatto Hall Farm during the small hours.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

It was on a morning in October that Mrs Renie Thompson, the cleaner at Thatto Hall Farm, arrived at nine to find her employer lying dead on the dining room floor.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

'It was well after three when I got to Thatto Hall Farm.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

A couple of times I rung Thatto Hall Farm and he answered the first time and she answered the second but that didn't help me any. '

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

He had been in the wood through which the footpath from Sewingbury to Thatto Vale ran ...

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

You were seen walking along the footpath to Sewingbury from Thatto Vale at three in the morning. '

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

He took his gun and walked to Thatto Hall Farm and killed Jennifer's mother, believing it would be thought she had come down and admitted some stranger who had knocked at the door.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

Thatto Hall Farm stands about a mile outside the small town of Sewingbury in pleasant hilly wooded country.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

But by that time Wex - ford's officers, combing the grounds of Thatto Hall Farm, had found a green leather jewel case under the hedge by the front gates.

The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983