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Volkman's Gold 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: 1891... 1891 Volkman's Gold
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Set in Pulman-street, Sinclair and his wife live next door to a German violinist and his wife who complains to Mrs. Sinclair of her husband' miserliness despite a roll of gold sovreigns he has. The husband is murdered and Sinclair's investigations include a cheeky criminal and his 'light' lady, a gang of counterfeiters, the envious wife, a policeman masquerading as a ghost, a mistaken arrest and a night at the theatre. (PB)

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Last amended 15 Dec 2003 13:07:52
Subjects:
  • 1875
Settings:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
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