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Murder in the Colfax Bookshop Plot Unfolds in New York
In Darrow's New and Secondhand Bookshop a white bearded caller faints after a murder in the Medical Works alcove. Constance Puller and Detective Almy uncover a forged Colfax bookplate, a hidden key, and a yellow note linked to Miss Grosvenor, Miss Burton, and Charles Macliver as suspects in a broader theft and assault case. Daisy Abbott provides a crucial confession about a torn note and a professor, while Nancy Burton reveals elopement troubles and ties to the case.
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Constance Puller
Darrow
Lower Fourth Avenue
New York
Peter Burton
Constance
Mr. Roberts
Miss Grosvenor
Charles Macliver
Julia
Ank
Charles MacIivor
Nancy
Almy
MacIvor
Daisy Abbott
Miss. Wilkes
Miss Burton
Mr. Almy
Miss Wilkes
Mr. Maclvor
Mr. Tower
Mr. Burton
Maclvor
Tower
Maclver
Ballard
Dibdin
Burton
Normandy Terrace
Grosvenor
Charles Maclver
Miss. Burton
Daisy
Miss Abbott
Harrington
Professor Harrington
Mr. Case
Mr. Grosvenor
Navy
Eliot's Crossing
Eliot
Virginia