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The Wondermere Case single work   short story  
Is part of The Detective's Album Mary Fortune , Hugh Dalmore , Rex Grayson , A. C. Eiseman , M. Joseph Lynch , 1865 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1888... 1888 The Wondermere Case
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Set in a colony neighbouring Victoria in 1863, Detective Sinclair is called in to solve an apparently motiveless murder. The kindly respected victim is surrounded by an old and affectionate friend, a hot-tempered Italian servant, a flirtatious house-keeper and a woman apparently his discarded mistress. The housekeeper's diary and the Italian's assistance help expose a villain ... (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 24 no. 283 December 1888 Z1080941 1888 periodical issue 1888 pg. 219-226
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