There is a short story about an ornate Spanish Chest in which the body of a “jealous husband” is found. That’s the only story that I can think of which uses any kind of chest or trunk...
The method of murder was really quite unique. A small hole was drilled into the chest and as the husband spied on his wife through the hole a dastardly, but brilliant, murderer shove a sword into the hole killing the husband. Quite the mystery for the Belgium detective to solve. :-)
The Spanish Chest story immediately sprang to mind... didn’t the killer stab him through the eye as he peeped? I don’t remember for sure.
Is your screen name a tribute to Poirot’s Miss Lemon?