A Word Before Dying

Description

The last word has been a common element of mysteries going back to the emergence of the genre. In Hercule Poirot’s first case, The Mysterious Affair at Styles , Mrs. Emily Cavendish Inglethorp’s last word was “Alfred.” But did she say her husband’s name for comfort . . . or as an accusation? In Nayland Smith’s first engagement on British soil with The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu , Sir Creighton Davey’s last words were “the red hand.” Was there meaning to the enigmatic phrase, or was it a symptom of a dying mind? Then, of course, there is the greatest last word ever, Citizen Kane ’s “Rosebud.” A Word Before Dying presents nine mysteries, with nine different phrases arranged for you to race against the detective. After the case is laid out, there is a break titled “Deliberation.” That is your cue to lock in on your suspect. Then comes the big reveal.