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Detective Alderton is back, and this time he's accompanied by his new assistant, none other than Miss Alice Camden. These three cases represent the origins of a duo that is destined to become iconic throughout all of England - they just don't know it yet.
The volume contains: A CHILDISH KIDNAPPING, a story about Alice's first ever case; UNCONNECTED COINCIDENCES, a late night sortie in the company of an old friend; ON THE EDGE OF DEATH, which illustrates a masterfully executed revenge.
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