# The Rasp — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Rasp by Philip MacDonald.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents the traditional nursery rhyme 'Who Killed Cock Robin?', establishing a thematic parallel to the murder mystery that unfolds in the novel.
- [The Rasp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/the-rasp.md): Anthony Gethryn arrives at Marling to investigate the murder of John Hoode. He examines the study, discovers a woman's hair and finger marks, and begins to piece together the crime scene. The chapter introduces key chara
- [Tolling the Bell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i-tolling-the-bell.md): On a sweltering Thursday night, Spencer Hastings, editor of The Owl, is working late when his secretary Margaret Warren bursts in with breaking news: Cabinet Minister John Hoode has been murdered at his country home. Has
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md): On a sweltering Thursday night in the Fleet Street offices of The Owl, editor Spencer Hastings is working late on press night when his secretary, Margaret Warren, bursts in unexpectedly. She is disheveled and breathless,
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md): Hastings dictates a sensational news report about John Hoode's murder to his secretary Margaret Warren, who suggests improvements and then persuades Hastings to call Anthony Gethryn for help. After a hesitant phone call,

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- [II: Anthony Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii-anthony-gethryn.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV: Study](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iv-study.md)
- [The Lady of the Sandal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/v-the-lady-of-the-sandal.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Secretary and the Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/vi-secretary-and-the-sister.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [VII: The Prejudiced Detective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/vii-the-prejudiced-detective.md)
- [The Inefficiency of Margaret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/viii-the-inefficiency-of-margaret.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [IX: The Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ix-the-inquest.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [X: Birds of the Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/x-birds-of-the-air.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [The Bow and Arrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xi-the-bow-and-arrow.md)
- [Exhibits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xii-exhibits.md)
- [XIII: Irons in the Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xiii-irons-in-the-fire.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [XIV: Hay-Fever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xiv-hay-fever.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [XV: Anthony’s Busy Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xv-anthony-s-busy-day.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Revelation and the Sparrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xvi-revelation-and-the-sparrow.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [XVII: By The Owl’s Commissioner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/xvii-by-the-owl-s-commissioner.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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