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A Mysterious Disappearance Prologue in a Classic Tale
The tale opens with Lady Dyke missing and a disfigured body found in the Thames at Putney. Detective Bruce and Inspector White pursue clues across Raleigh mansions, Monte Carlo, and Genoa while tensions rise among Sir Charles Dyke, Mrs Hillmer, and Lady Dyke’s maid. Bruce discovers a letter and a coded past linking Gywendoline Mensmore, Dickson Hillmer, and Colonel Montgomery as the case unfolds toward a dramatic revelation.
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Lady Dyke
Thames
Putney
Sir Charles
Chode Bruce
Inspector White
Scotland Yard
Bruce
Raleigh Wanelons
Hillmer
Sydney Corbett
Jane Harding
Monte Carlo
Albert Mensmore
Mensmore
Corbett
Haleigh Mansions
White
Raleigh Mansions
America
Sydney H. Corbett
Mrs. Hillmer
Toald
Montgomery
Mra. Hillmer
Charlies
Brice
Amelia
Ineyator
Mr. White
Craeles
Claude
Telegratiin
Otter
Bruce Bueily
Nowise
Aliee
Mra. Hlimer
Toe
Colonel Montgomery
Howe
Jay Cline Visghet
Raleigh