Death of an Expert Witness
What metaphors are used in Death of an Expert Witness by P. D. James?
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The silk drapery cord is in a trunk in the Hoggatt Chapel, which Dr. Kerrison uses to strangle Stella Mawson and then to hang her from the rafters to make it appear a suicide. It is a metaphor for appearences and deceit.