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First publish date: 1967
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Amanda Cross
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Private investigator Kate Fansler tackles a range of mysteries—from vanished university faculty to a stolen seventeenth‑century painting—across New England, Texas, and beyond, each case probing the darker corners of ordinary life.

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