A Murder in May: Blotter Impression
A photograph taken under angled light reveals faint indentations on a writing blotter. One fragment may read “Lion Ro…”, but its meaning remains uncertain.
Monochrome photograph of a writing blotter under angled light, revealing faint indentations. A line near the lower left may begin “Lion Ro…”.
A photograph taken under angled light reveals faint indentations on a writing blotter. It is retained among the materials associated with Vivian March’s A Murder in May. Near the lower left, an incomplete indentation may read “Lion Ro…”. The reading is provisional: the photograph does not establish who made the marks, when they were made, or what the words referred to.
Compare March’s later Lion Rock report and the book’s dust jacket.
Uncertain or missing information
Transcript
No complete transcription is possible. A lower-left impression may read “Lion Ro…”. Other fragments remain uncertain.
