Mystery of the burglarized estate and hidden keys
Abner Hale day is robbed of forty thousand dollars as Bruce Halliday lies under suspicion. Tom LeDuc and detective LeDuc pursue a web of clues involving Mrs. Dace, Richard Mackay, Clare Winton, and Bruce amid family tensions and a key to the front door. A maid and a bottle of wine with a corkscrew join the puzzling cast as investigations deepen.
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Abner Halliday
Tom
Bruce
Clare Winton
William LeDuc
Dace
Richard Mackay
Mackay
LeDuc
Clare
Uncle Care
Aspen
Uncle Abner
Mr. LeDuc
Clara
Billy
Abner
Precenate
Him
Country Makes Difference
In China a man rarely sees his wife after marriage, a contrast noted. In England the wife is the one who never sees her husband after they wed. The remark by M. A BP highlights gendered patterns in marital distance.
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China
England