# The Wrong Letter — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Wrong Letter by Walter S. Masterman.

- [The Wrong Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/the-wrong-letter.md): Collins and Mabel discover a letter that was mistakenly delivered, revealing crucial information about the murder and the relationships between the characters.
- [I: The Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/i-the-crime.md): Superintendent Sinclair receives a telephone call from a woman claiming to be the murderer, informing him that the Home Secretary, Sir James Watson, has been murdered. Initially dismissing it as a prank, Sinclair is soon
- [II: Speculations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/ii-speculations.md): Collins, Sinclair, and Boyce gather at Collins's flat to discuss the murder of Sir James Watson. Over cigars and coffee, Collins outlines four possibilities: suicide, accident, murder by a madman, or cold-blooded deliber
- [At the Vale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/iii-at-the-vale.md): Collins travels to Sir James Watson's country home, The Vale, to break the news of the murder to Mabel Watson. He observes the peaceful setting and learns from the butler, Old John, about Mabel's romantic interest in Eri
- [IV: The Missing Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/iv-the-missing-letter.md): Superintendent Sinclair reads a mysterious letter from Sir James Watson, written the day before his murder, which warns of a clever ruffian, instructs Sinclair to find Sir James's son and retrieve a hidden will, and expl

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- [A Mysterious Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/v-a-mysterious-visit.md)
- [VI: At Leveson Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/vi-at-leveson-square.md)
- [VII: Valuable Information](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/vii-valuable-information.md)
- [VIII: Enter Mr. Allery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/viii-enter-mr-allery.md)
- [A Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/ix-a-confession.md)
- [X: The Portrait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/x-the-portrait.md)
- [XI: An Apparition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xi-an-apparition.md)
- [XII: What Happened in the Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xii-what-happened-in-the-night.md)
- [XIII: The Car in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xiii-the-car-in-the-dark.md)
- [XIV: Back in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xiv-back-in-london.md)
- [XV: The Crisis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xv-the-crisis.md)
- [XVI: The Criminal Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xvi-the-criminal-found.md)
- [XVII: The Wrong Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xvii-the-wrong-letter.md)

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