Sleuth is a masterpiece of murderous revenge, games, twists, and dilemmas. The story revolves around an aging mystery writer named Andrew Wyke and his wife?s lover Milo Tindle. The setting is a country home in Wiltshire, England during the early 1900s.
It starts off with a verbal bombshell when Wyke says ?I understand you want to marry my wife? to Tindle. Wyke informs Tindle that he does not love his wife and has his own
love affair. They hatch a plan to make them both rich and happy. They decide to steal Wyke?s jewelry so he can collect the insurance and Tindle can sell it on the black-market.