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Foreword
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A Detective Calls
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Dr Doyle and Mr Holmes
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The Chamber of Horrors
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By Every Post a Call for Help
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Strange Studies from Life
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The Mystery at Moat House Farm
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The Club of Strange Crimes
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The Trail of Jack the Ripper
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The Persecution of George Edalji
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The Heart of Darkness
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Conan Doyle Fights On
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The Real Culprit?
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Stolen: The Irish Crown Jewels
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The Langham Hotel Mystery
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The Vanished Dane
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Was Crippen Innocent?
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The Case of Oscar Slater
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Murder in Queen's Terrace
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Why Miss Gilchrist Died
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Into the Valley of Fear: Crime in America
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The Bluebeard of the Bath
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The Errant Knight
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Ned Kelly and Fisher's Ghost: Crime in Australasia
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New Light on Old Crimes
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Conan Doyle and the Motor-Bandit
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The Strange Death of the General's Wife
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Death Beside the Sea
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The Crowborough Chicken Farm Murder
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The Case of the Missing Lady
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The Zoo Park Murder
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A Peculiar Death at Umtali
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The Cobbler and the Fish-Pedlar
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Epilogue: The Files are Closed
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Acknowledgements
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Illustration Credits
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Notes and Sources
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