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... Detective Chandler's detective ( even when he is not a li- censed private investigator ) works against tremen- dous odds to clean up a small corner of the world . He seldom gets paid , he almost never gets the girl , and he knows that ...
... Detective Chandler's detective ( even when he is not a li- censed private investigator ) works against tremen- dous odds to clean up a small corner of the world . He seldom gets paid , he almost never gets the girl , and he knows that ...
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... detective fiction unreadable because he either uncovers the murderer early on or else is unable to understand the detective's explanation . Irons , Glenwood , and Joan Warthling Roberts . " From Spinster to Hipster : The ' Suitability ...
... detective fiction unreadable because he either uncovers the murderer early on or else is unable to understand the detective's explanation . Irons , Glenwood , and Joan Warthling Roberts . " From Spinster to Hipster : The ' Suitability ...
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... detective as being in reality John Clay , a master criminal and murderer . The detective is able to infer from the circumstances that the opposite of what is expected is true . He con- cludes that it is not the presence of Jabez Wilson ...
... detective as being in reality John Clay , a master criminal and murderer . The detective is able to infer from the circumstances that the opposite of what is expected is true . He con- cludes that it is not the presence of Jabez Wilson ...
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