Sunningdale Mystery Tommy takes Tuppence to lunch at an ABC shop where he decides to mimic the tastes and habits of the Old Man in the Corner with Tuppence playing the part of Polly Burton. To test his abilities as this detective, he has brought along a cutting from a newspaper on the recent case …
The Case Tommy sorts out a pile of detective stories to hone his detective skills bsed on the techniques of fictional counterparts. He has also bought a camera to take photos of footprints and other such evidence that may prove beneficial in solving the case. A young woman named Miss Kingston Bruce visits the office. …
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The case of the missing lady Gabriel Satavansson visits International Detective Agency for a case involving disappearance of his fiancee Hermione Leigh Gordon. Gabriel recently returned from a two-year expedition to North Pole. As Tommy and Tuppence read about him in the newspaper, unware to Gabriel, they manage to impress him with their ingenuity. Hermione’s …
Meeting Gilda Glen Tommy in the disguise of a Roman Catholic priest and Tuppence, fresh from a failure in their previous venture, solace themselves at the Adlington Hotel. They are surprised by the arrival of Tommy’s friend Marvyn Estcourt, also called Bulger by friends. Marvyn introduces them to a well known actress Miss Gilda Glen, …
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Finessing the King Tuppence wants to go dancing- While reading Daily Leader newspaper, Tuppence decides, she wants to go dancing. Tommy tries to distract her attention by pointing to how dots in the masthead of the newspaper represents the different days on which the paper is produced. Advertisement – Tuppence spots an ad in the …
Randolph Wilmott apprehensive Wilmott, United States Ambassador to Britain, visits the Blunt’s detective agency. He arrived by the liner Nomadic few weeks back. His kitbag somehow got exchanged with kitbag of Mr Ralph Westerham, a senator, having same initials as him. Westerham discovered the mistake and sent his valet to return the kitbag. His valet …
Mr. Carter and an unknown enemy Mr. Carter commends the Beresfords in their success in solving many mysteries and crimes, but warns them that Moscow has grown suspicious at the failure of their agents to report and they might investigate the matter. Mr. Carter suspects that a special agent has been dispatched from Moscow, a …
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Miss Hargreaves quagmire Next client of Beresfords is Miss Lois Hargreaves who lives in Thurnly Grange. A week back she received a box of chocolates. Not fond of chocolates, she passed it to others in the house. Everyone who ate those chocolates fell ill. The chocolates were sent to the doctor for analysis, and they …
New Case Mr. Montgomery Jones, a rich but not so bright man seeks help of Blunt’s agency for a peculiar alibi case. Montgomery met an Australian woman Una Drake and fell in love. While talking about their mutual love for detective stories, she made a bet with him that he cannot shake an alibi she …
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Monica Deane Backstory Monica Deane arrives at Blunt’s agency to solve a case regarding strange occurences in her property. She tells them that post the death of her father they were miserably impoverished. Her mother is an invalid. Their miserable life took turn for the better when her father’s wealthy aunt died, and she inherited …