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Apparently, Julia was the first person to find Lyle’s body in his office, and the murder weapon was a letter opener with Becket’s fingerprints.
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Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
As president of the United States, he was stabbed in the heart with a letter opener by a septuagenarian cuckold.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
After collecting her mail at the gate and bringing it into her living room, Babita picked up her silver-inlay letter opener and sliced open the envelope sent by her father, the Colonel.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
John haltingly impersonates James, and is immediately pulled into a murder investigation: a top solicitor has been stabbed with an antique letter opener!
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
To book lovers' delight, Netflix also confirmed and dropped a photo of a fan-favorite book scene — one in which Colin cuts his hand on a letter opener and Penelope wraps it for him, first with a handkerchief, then a napkin.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
His wife, lying next to him, was dead, stabbed with a letter opener.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2023
Although any item from Rifle Paper Co. would excite your mother-in-law—even their intricately detailed wrapping paper can be a gift in itself—this floral brass letter opener is a functional yet beautiful gift.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
Advertisement Running a safe and aboveboard election is not simply a matter of turning on the lights at polling places, or sliding a letter opener through an envelope when mail-in ballots arrive.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
As president of the United States, he was stabbed in the heart with a letter opener by a septuagenarian cuckold.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
After collecting her mail at the gate and bringing it into her living room, Babita picked up her silver-inlay letter opener and sliced open the envelope sent by her father, the Colonel.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
John haltingly impersonates James, and is immediately pulled into a murder investigation: a top solicitor has been stabbed with an antique letter opener!
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
To book lovers' delight, Netflix also confirmed and dropped a photo of a fan-favorite book scene — one in which Colin cuts his hand on a letter opener and Penelope wraps it for him, first with a handkerchief, then a napkin.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
His wife, lying next to him, was dead, stabbed with a letter opener.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2023
Although any item from Rifle Paper Co. would excite your mother-in-law—even their intricately detailed wrapping paper can be a gift in itself—this floral brass letter opener is a functional yet beautiful gift.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
Advertisement Running a safe and aboveboard election is not simply a matter of turning on the lights at polling places, or sliding a letter opener through an envelope when mail-in ballots arrive.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Letter opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letter%20opener. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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