Gameplay

John lifts the body again, retrieving the now blood covered knife. As he does so, a key falls from Gardiner's pocket.

The knife is made from obsidian but has no markings.

From where Humphrey is right now, he can't see any books. Perhaps the other side of the bookshelf that faces into the bedroom?

Humphrey steps into the bedroom and looks at the bookcase. It's a finely carved piece with glass-fronted doors, either side of which are the busts of two flute-playing cherubs carved into the upright moldings that support the doors. All the woodwork is detailed in intricate scrollwork. There is a drawer at the bottom of the unit.

Humphrey opens the glass doors and scans through the books, many of which are on banking and finance,a few travel books on obscure places and some occult books including:

Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome,
by E.M. Berens.

The Interpretation of Dreams, by Sigmund Freud,
in German

The top shelf does not have enough books to fill it so a bookend has been used to keep the books upright. the bookend is a monstrous thing, looking like some human-like squid creature.