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The French Powder Mystery - (1)
Introduction to ARS CRIMINALIS By John Strang Illustration: A Cardroom B Card table with banque cards C Ash tray with stubs D Servant's bed…
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The French Powder Mystery - (2)
"That's very interesting." Ellery lifted the razor handle to the level of his eyes, holding it by the tip, careful not to touch the silver…
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The French Powder Mystery - (3)
She stood on tiptoe and lifted from the shelf the three hat-boxes. She opened these one by one and scrutinized them briefly. The first two…
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The French Powder Mystery - (4)
Weaver returned with a large carton filled with absorbent cotton. Ellery took it from him. "Watch me, Wes," he announced with a laugh. "Wat…
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The French Powder Mystery - (5)
Carmody rose to his astonishing height and stood immovably waiting. The Inspector stirred. "I should advise a slight softening of tone in t…
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The French Powder Mystery - (6)
"And there," said Ellery with a little chuckle, "is a pointed epigram. Tell us, Wes how about Mrs. French and Carmody? You've heard what he…
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The French Powder Mystery - (7)
"That somebody was talking to her, Miss Underhill?" asked Ellery. "Exactly, Mr. Queen." The Inspector turned a startled face toward his son…
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The French Powder Mystery - (8)
"That's it exactly," Ellery said soberly. "If our murderer was in some way connected with the store, his absence would be noted or at least…
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The French Powder Mystery - (9)
"No scolding now," he said, reaching for a piece of toast. "Have breakfast yet? No? Waiting for the sluggard? Regale yourself with this Oly…
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The French Powder Mystery - (10)
"How about this tall blond man, Crouther?" asked Ellery, puffing furiously at his cigaret. "We should be able to get a fairly complete desc…
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The French Powder Mystery - (11)
"Why, I asked myself, was it necessary to the plan to have the author's name at least its first two letters coincide with the first two let…
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The French Powder Mystery - (12)
There was a little silence. Ellery, watching the girl impassively, turned his head away. The Inspector cleared his throat. "You went direct…
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The French Powder Mystery - (13)
"You live alone, Mr. Gray?" Gray grimaced. "Unfortunately, being a misogynist, I have no family, Inspector. An old servant keeps house for…
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The French Powder Mystery - (14)
Ellery paused; his lips twitched with fleeting amusement at the frowning faces before him. "Captious reasoning? I see the disbelief on your…
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The French Powder Mystery - (15)
"In other words," he said with a bare smile, "we find the amusing phenomenon of two sets of cigarets, both presumably smoked by the same pe…
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The French Powder Mystery - (16)
"The second unit that this man worked alone is irrelevant and useless to determine identity, so we will proceed to the third unit, which is…