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DETECTIVE-STORY readers I-'nowadays are definitely penny-wise. "In for a Penny." they say, "in for a puzzle," Here is another first-rate puzzle to tease the brains. The first part of the narrative, setting the stage, comes from Anthony Purdon. The second part unravelling the mystery, is by Chief-Inspector Beale himself— hence the significance of the title. Readers will enjoy this account by a Scotland Yard detective of the way he set about a case. |