The Mystery of the Blue Jar

Golf addict Jack Hartington is interrupted mid-swing with a sudden cry of "Murder" from the surrounding woods. Upon inspection, he finds a young French girl who says that she heard nothing. The next day, the same cry is heard again, with the same result. On further inspection, locals report that the house where the French girl and her father are staying is haunted. ¶First appearing in the July 1924 issue of The Grand Magazine, "The Mystery of the Blue Jar" is an extremely satisfying short mystery from the unparalleled Queen of Crime.