The Club of Queer TradesContains six crime stories - where no crimes are committed. Accompanied by the gullible narrator of the tales and an excitable private detective, Basil Grant deals with a lethal message written in pansies, a professor's insanity, a country vicar's predicament and other puzzling situations. |
Contents
The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown | 7 |
The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation | 30 |
The Awful Reason of the Vicars Visit | 46 |
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