I read the first sentence of 'The Murder of Her by One of Them'.

I am reading a favorite novel again.
And what kind of impressions can I get from the opening sentence?

It seems they have something they want to convey with a fair amount of text. They stopped writing because they noticed a typo.
This much is clear from the opening.
As you read on, it seems they try to correct it but give up on writing altogether.
I think it is an opening that conveys a sense of hopeless resignation, as they are unable to complete the letter they were writing.

This work is an unconventional mystery novel in which the culprit is not revealed until the very end.
I have read it twice, but I am not very sharp, so I had no idea who the real culprit was.
There is a sealed section at the end of the book with hints, but I haven't opened it yet.
I am curious about it, but for some reason, I haven't opened it.
Due to the nature of the mystery genre, I will not say anything more about the story. However, there is no doubt that it is a masterpiece, so I would like those who are interested to read it.

The person writing the letter in the opening is unfortunately killed shortly after this.
To put it simply, it was caused by a tangled love affair, but it seems they were unable to complete the letter that expressed their feelings.
They must have had so much they wanted to say. But they couldn't convey it all. They couldn't leave it all behind.
If it were content they could write easily and fluently, they might not have been bothered by a few typos.
It wasn't a marriage registration or a resume, so they could have just drawn a double line through it.
But their hand stopped.
It seems to express a feeling of being unable to move forward, and knowing what happens next makes me sad.
Reading this work for the second time makes the poignancy of this opening stand out.

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