A Will to Murder is set in the 1930s in Albion House, a stately dwelling in the small English village of Highthorpe. Albion House belonged to Roy O’Leary – who was murdered yesterday afternoon.
Roy O’Leary was an elderly and wealthy man, and there are several family members who may benefit from his last will and testament. O’Leary’s lawyer has asked the family to gather together at Albion House, the day after the murder, to hear the reading of the will. The police are also present – because the O’Leary family are the prime suspects in the murder case.
Everyone listens respectfully, as the Lawyer reads out the will. The main clause is very simple, as O’Leary must have had a premonition or warning of his dreadful end. The whole of Roy O’Leary’s splendid fortune is left to whoever identifies his murderer!
