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When the Bankses' Dutch au pair was stood up by the boyfriend with whom she'd arranged to go away secretly while the family were on holiday, she could have foreseen that it would lead her to meeting Arthur Crook. As a private investigator, Crook is tasked with solving the Bankses' mystery, and in the process, he falls for the au pair.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Anthony Gilbert
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