Title: Jam and jeopardy
Description: 89-year-old spinster Janet Souter has hatched a scandalous plan to test her two nephews and decide who is worthy of inheriting her wealth. Informing them of her recently acquired arsenic, she plants the seeds of murderous intent without putting her own life at risk, and the nephew who plots to kill her will receive the money. Her game is foiled when news travels quickly and suddenly inspires a village full of potential murderers!
Subjects: Older women, Fiction
Places: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire (Scotland)