# Mystery at Lynden Sands — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Mystery at Lynden Sands by J. J. Connington.

- [I: The Death at Foxhills](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/i-the-death-at-foxhills.md): Paul Fordingbridge and his sister Miss Fordingbridge discuss the fate of Derek Fordingbridge, who disappeared during the war. Paul wants to let Foxhills, which legally belongs to Derek, while Miss Fordingbridge insists s
- [II: A Bus-Driver's Holiday](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/ii-a-bus-driver-s-holiday.md): Sir Clinton Driffield plays a round of golf with Stanley Fleetwood, meeting his wife Cressida and observing the enigmatic Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux. Later, Inspector Armadale arrives to request Sir Clinton's help investi
- [III: The Police at the Caretaker’s](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/iii-the-police-at-the-caretaker-s.md): Sir Clinton Driffield, Inspector Armadale, and Mr. Wendover investigate the cottage of the murdered caretaker Peter Hay. They examine his belongings, learn about his habits from Constable Sapcote, and discover Foxhills s
- [IV: What Happened in the Night](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/iv-what-happened-in-the-night.md): Sir Clinton, Wendover, and Inspector Armadale discuss the circumstances of Peter Hay's death, analyzing the marks on his body, the lack of a struggle, and the presence of silver in his drawer. They debate whether the dea
- [V: The Diary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/v-the-diary.md): Sir Clinton, Wendover, and Inspector Armadale visit Foxhills with Paul and Miss Fordingbridge to investigate the theft of silver items and the disappearance of Derek Fordingbridge's diary. Miss Fordingbridge is distresse
- [VI: The Beach Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/vi-the-beach-tragedy.md): Sir Clinton is roused at dawn by Inspector Armadale, who reports a second murder on the beach. The victim is found on Neptune's Seat, shot through the heart. With the tide rising and threatening to wash away evidence, Si
- [VII: The Letter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/vii-the-letter.md): Inspector Armadale and Sir Clinton Driffield visit Stanley and Cressida Fleetwood to question them about the murder on the beach. Stanley refuses to allow his wife to speak without legal advice, frustrating Armadale. Lat
- [VIII: The Colt Automatic](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/viii-the-colt-automatic.md): Inspector Armadale constructs a detailed theory of the murder, suggesting Cressida Fleetwood shot Nicholas Staveley in a bigamy-motivated confrontation at Neptune's Seat. Sir Clinton and Wendover observe the interrogatio
- [IX: The Second Cartridge-Case](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/ix-the-second-cartridge-case.md): Sir Clinton seeks identification of Staveley's body from Paul Fordingbridge, who recounts Staveley's wartime history and his own nephew Derek's disappearance. Cargill finds a second .38 cartridge case on the beach, sugge
- [X: The Attack on the Australian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/x-the-attack-on-the-australian.md): Sir Clinton oversees beach excavations to distract the public, then engages Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux. Cargill approaches with information but stops upon seeing her. Later, Cargill is shot in the ankle; Mrs. Fleetwood br
- [XI: Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux’s Evidence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xi-mme-laurent-desrousseaux-s-evidence.md): Wendover and Sir Clinton discuss alternative theories for Staveley's murder, with Wendover suggesting Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux as the killer. They then interview her, and she provides a detailed account of her past rela
- [XII: The Fordingbridge Mystery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xii-the-fordingbridge-mystery.md): Sir Clinton and Wendover discuss the case over breakfast, with Sir Clinton insisting that Inspector Armadale not be humiliated in front of the Fleetwoods. They are summoned by Miss Fordingbridge, who reports that her bro
- [XIII: Cressida's Narrative](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xiii-cressida-s-narrative.md): Cressida Fleetwood, under examination by Sir Clinton Driffield, recounts her troubled past with Nicholas Staveley, her first husband, who was reported dead but reappeared to blackmail her after her second marriage to Sta
- [XIV: The Telegram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xiv-the-telegram.md): After Sir Clinton's departure, Wendover feels isolated and avoids inquisitive hotel guests. He reviews the case, considering motives for Peter Hay's murder, the theft of Derek's diary, Staveley's death, and the attack on
- [XV: The Method of Coercion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xv-the-method-of-coercion.md): Cressida Fleetwood receives a note from her uncle Paul Fordingbridge asking her to meet him alone at the Blowhole. She evades a plainclothes watcher and goes to the rendezvous, but is ambushed, chloroformed, and kidnappe
- [XVI: The Manhunt on the Beach](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xvi-the-manhunt-on-the-beach.md): Sir Clinton explains his secrecy policy to Wendover, revealing that revealing Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux's marriage too early would have led to Mrs. Fleetwood's death. Inspector Armadale reports that Billingford and the o
- [XVII: The Threads in the Case](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xvii-the-threads-in-the-case.md): Sir Clinton Driffield unravels the complex threads of the investigation, explaining the reasoning behind his deductions. He discusses the two-man job at Peter Hay's murder, the possible motives of Paul Fordingbridge and 
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md): This chapter contains diagrams of footmarks, including a diagram of various sets of footmarks and a diagram of three sets of footmarks.

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