# The Brooklyn Murders — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Brooklyn Murders by G. D. H. Cole.

- [I: A Family Celebration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/i-a-family-celebration.md): At Sir Vernon Brooklyn's birthday dinner, Joan Cowper confides in Harry Lucas that she refuses to marry John Prinsep, despite Sir Vernon's insistence and plans to announce their engagement. The family gathering includes 
- [II: Sir Vernon’s Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/ii-sir-vernon-s-will.md): During his birthday dinner, Sir Vernon Brooklyn reveals the details of his will to his assembled family and friends, bequeathing the bulk of his estate to his nephews John Prinsep and George Brooklyn, with smaller legaci
- [III: Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/iii-murder.md): Inspector Blaikie examines John Prinsep's body and the crime scene, discovering a handkerchief belonging to George Brooklyn under the body and a knife of a type used by architects. Dr. Manton reveals that Prinsep was kil
- [IV: What Joan Found in the Garden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/iv-what-joan-found-in-the-garden.md): Joan Cowper, having defied Sir Vernon's wish for her to marry John Prinsep, prepares for a difficult conversation with him the next morning. However, she is informed by Morgan that Prinsep has been found dead in his stud
- [Plain as a Pikestaff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/v-plain-as-a-pikestaff.md): Inspector Blaikie reports to Superintendent Wilson at Scotland Yard, detailing the double murder of John Prinsep and George Brooklyn. Blaikie presents the conflicting clues: Prinsep was found stabbed with an architect's 

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- [A Pause for Reflection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/vi-a-pause-for-reflection.md)
- [The Case Against Walter Brooklyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/vii-the-case-against-walter-brooklyn.md)
- [A Review of the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/viii-a-review-of-the-case.md)
- [Walter Brooklyn’s Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/ix-walter-brooklyn-s-explanation.md)
- [X: Charis Lang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/x-charis-lang.md)
- [XI: Joan Takes Up the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xi-joan-takes-up-the-case.md)
- [XII: Robert Ellery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xii-robert-ellery.md)
- [An Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xiii-an-arrest.md)
- [Mainly a Love Scene](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xiv-mainly-a-love-scene.md)
- [XV: To and Fro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xv-to-and-fro.md)
- [A Link in the Chain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xvi-a-link-in-the-chain.md)
- [The Lovely Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xvii-the-lovely-lady.md)
- [XVIII: The Case for the Defence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xviii-the-case-for-the-defence.md)
- [XIX: The Police Have Their Doubts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xix-the-police-have-their-doubts.md)
- [XX: Superintendent Wilson Thinks It Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xx-superintendent-wilson-thinks-it-out.md)
- [Don Quixote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxi-don-quixote.md)
- [The Spaniard Does His Bit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxii-the-spaniard-does-his-bit.md)
- [Walter Brooklyn Goes Free](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxiii-walter-brooklyn-goes-free.md)
- [A Fresh Start](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxiv-a-fresh-start.md)
- [XXV: Raising the Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxv-raising-the-wind.md)
- [Two Men Strike a Bargain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxvi-two-men-strike-a-bargain.md)
- [Robert Ellery’s Idea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxvii-robert-ellery-s-idea.md)
- [The Superintendent’s Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxviii-the-superintendent-s-theory.md)
- [XXIX: The Lie of the Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxix-the-lie-of-the-land.md)
- [A Letter and Its Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxx-a-letter-and-its-consequences.md)
- [XXXI: A Button in a Bag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxi-a-button-in-a-bag.md)
- [Sir John Bunnery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxii-sir-john-bunnery.md)
- [On the Tiles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxiii-on-the-tiles.md)
- [The Stable-Yard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-stable-yard.md)
- [An Order for Bulbs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxv-an-order-for-bulbs.md)
- [An Afternoon Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxvi-an-afternoon-call.md)
- [A Happy Ending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxvii-a-happy-ending.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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