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Mr. Wellington Chickle, a retired watchmaker, designs a flawless murder only to choose the wrong target. After the victim’s sister rejects the suicide verdict, she summons Sergeant William Beef, a diligent but unprepossessing detective, to uncover the truth. With help from the local police, Beef unravels the scheme, while his chronicler Townsend misinterprets the case, adding a layer of wry misunderstanding.
First publish date: 1953
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Leo Bruce
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