S5E12 Her Last Carriage Ride

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. Some episodes are original stories, others will be classics that helped shape the mystery genre we know today. All are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.This is Season 5, Move It or Lose It. This season contains original stories paying homage to the vehicles that propel mysteries forward. A train was the setting for Agatha Christie’s famed Murder on the Orient Express. A river boat then took center stage on Death on the Nile. Cars have been prominently featured in American crime stories with the glory of the get-a-way vehicle. Then there are the heists from carriages to trains to armored trucks. For Episode 12, the last of the season, a 1895-era horse drawn carriage is the featured vehicle. This is Her Last Carriage Ride by TG WolffSupport our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. And mystery readers, check out our print and e-books.A Word Before Dying E-Book (all outlets); Trade Paperback (Amazon Only)Move It or Lose It: e-book and Trade paperback available 3/21/2023ABOUT TG WolffLike you, I’m not one thing. I’m a writer, an engineer, a wife, and a mother. What is first on the list depends on the day. Beyond the title I claim, I’m a person who loves learning and thoroughly enjoys a good puzzle, is creative and gets bored easily. My guilty pleasures are Victorian and regency romances, so I thought I’d try my hand at a period mystery. The is set in 1895, in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.In case you were wondering, I hold a BS in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MS in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University, which gives me absolutely no background in writing, but I do it anyway. Writing mysteries and engineering isn’t as different as you’d think. Both require using logic and process to get from a starting problem to a solution.Thank you the Cleveland Police, Cleveland Water Department, and Case Western Reserve University for your webpages chocked full of Cleveland life in the late 1800s.Find me at www.tgwolff.comMORE from TG WolffTG Wolff writes mysteries that takes your mind off your day job, distracts you from the chores you don’t want to do, and gives you something to figure out beyond why your kid thought putting his finger in there was a good idea. Explore my two series. The De La Cruz Casefiles are modern day, police detective mysteries series set in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Nothing is every as easy as it seems. I mean, really, where would the fun be in that? Speaking of fun, check out my Diamond trilogy. Diamond resurrected her CIA cover to find the truth about her husband’s death…and then she kept going. The third book, Psycho Therapy, is coming in July from Down & Out Books. Pre-order Now. Like right now. Unless you’re driving…then do it later.DELIBERATIONWe’re going way back for this one. Someone killed Enid Carter and it wasn’t a street urchin. Here are the people Detective Cian Kelly and Patrolman Grant McPherson have in play:Mr. Charles Ridley, the object of Enid’s attention was not a man who liked to shareMr. Oliver Morley, Ridley’s uncle, wanted only success for the nephew he loved like a sonMrs. Agnes Morley, Ridley’s aunt, saw through Enid’s façade to the glory hound she was.Mr. Walter Morley, Ridley’s cousin, knew Enid’s intentions were less than honest and was determined to show her true stripesMiss Hannah Warren, Ridley’s previous love interest was determined to win him backHere are the clues as presented:Enid Carter was shot while riding in the rear seat of a carriage driven by Charles Ridley.Enid Carter was shot with a 0.50 caliber bullet determined to be from a dueling pistol. The bullet entered in an upward trajectory, penetrating a lung and knicking an artery. There was no gun powder or other residue on Enid Carter.No shot from a gun was heard by Charles Ridley, Grant McPherson, or Payne McPherson. Only fireworks, which were being set up by boys running throughout the park. Residue from firecrackers were found near the location where the carriage stopped.Charles Ridley owned a gun, but it was 0.44 caliber and he did not have it on his person this night.Trees screened the attacker from Grant McPherson’s sight. A boot print and cigarette were found along the likely exit path. The boot print was sized for an average man.Mr. and Mrs. Morley were at their home after the party. Mr. Morley has a small but well-represented collection of firearms that included dueling pistols.Miss Warren was at her home, having been escorted there by Mr. Walter Morley, who entertained her out of her low mood. She was with a party of neighbors at the time of the incident. She inherited dueling pistols from her father, but they hadn’t been fired in years. It isn’t a surprise that Mrs. Carter was assassinated, but who made sure it was her last carriage ride?WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Please do support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website TGWolff.com/Podcast for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Her Last Carriage Ride was written by TG Wolff. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff.