« Under the Dragon's Tail » Maureen Jennings

movie

Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of Dolly Capshaw, a mid–wife who, it turns out, was also an abortionist. Using new techniques such as fingerprints and handwriting analysis, Murdoch eliminates a number of suspects but has proof that a self–righteous and nosy neighbor, Mr. Golding, was in the house.

Missing from Capshaw’s desk is her register of clients, a large red book with the image of a dragon on the cover. Murdoch’s investigation involves many people whose lives had, in one way or another, crossed with Capshaw’s including Ettie Weston, who is no longer a prostitute but is now on the stage with a mentalist act and Maude Pedlow, the wife of a prominent Superior Court judge.

Meanwhile, Constable George Crabtree is in training for the Toronto police boxing tournament under the tutelage of Inspector Ramsgate.

Details

Series The Murdoch Mysteries #3
Author Maureen Jennings
Year 2004
First Published 2004
IMDB ID. tt0653706

Cast

Information was most recently updated Mon May 11 18:08:41 2026