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Clever American Golden Age mystery. Only some formatting issues with the Kindle edition prevented me from giving it 3.5*
A good start to a 'golden age' series, this one set in the US (Maine to be exact). Not sure why the amateur detective is encouraged to follow the police around, but it makes for a good plot. A few twists at the end.
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