About the book: 2008 / “... I didn’t quite understand what he wanted to say, but he continued: – In case of illness, it is useful to listen to both points of view: opinion specialist and the opinion of a family doctor. Usually the former is preferred, but I'm not entirely sure that's correct. The specialist has the necessary experience only in his field; the family doctor may not be as learned, but he has more experience. <...>“If Mr. Rhodes is sick...” I began, but then stopped because the poor fellow burst into terrible laughter. “I’m in danger,” he said, “of dying in a few months, suffocated in a noose.” Then it’s up to me, finally it came. It was a case of a murder that had recently taken place in Barnchester, a town about twenty miles away.. …»