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Interview with Mrs. Xavier Stayton, hero of MURDER MOST CONVENIENT by Robert Colton

Interview with Mrs. Xavier Stayton, hero of MURDER MOST CONVENIENT by Robert Colton

How do you do, Pat? My name is Mrs. Xavier Stayton. Do please pardon me, I am new to all this. My first book was only just recently published. I am quite thrilled to give an interview, and will do my best to answer your questions.

Welcome, Mrs. Stayton. Tell us, do you have a hero?

Oh, yes, Charles Lindbergh. As you know, just last year he flew from America nonstop to Paris. My husband, rest his…

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Statue of Chamaraja Wadiyar at Chamaraja Circle aka Statue Square.

He died of diptheria at the age of 31. A marble statue sculpted by William Robert Colton (who also sculpted the 8 bronze tigers inside the palace) was commissioned in his honor. When the statue arrived from England in 1918, the queen realized that it looked nothing like her late husband, so she had the head broken off and redone. Also, his sword is stolen very often by miscreants.