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mysterious
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Private Investigator Rosika Storey and her assistant Bella Brickley investigate 5 cases
1. The Almost Perfect Murder - Madame Storey is concerned about the suicide verdict of Mrs Whittall especially as the husband is engaged to marry a friend of hers.
2. Murder in Masquerade - murder occurs at the butler's ball but by whom and why
3. The Death Notice -an anonymous telephone call informs Madame Storey that a murder will occur at a specified time and location.
4. Taken for a Ride - Dr Felix Portal asks for help as his assistant was shot dead a month ago and he is a suspect.
5. It Never Got into the Papers - Commodore William Varick has been killed, by poison. But by whom and why.
Entertaining short stories
1. The Almost Perfect Murder - Madame Storey is concerned about the suicide verdict of Mrs Whittall especially as the husband is engaged to marry a friend of hers.
2. Murder in Masquerade - murder occurs at the butler's ball but by whom and why
3. The Death Notice -an anonymous telephone call informs Madame Storey that a murder will occur at a specified time and location.
4. Taken for a Ride - Dr Felix Portal asks for help as his assistant was shot dead a month ago and he is a suspect.
5. It Never Got into the Papers - Commodore William Varick has been killed, by poison. But by whom and why.
Entertaining short stories
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