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An actress's wealthy male admirer caused the end of her marriage... eventually
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A clever girl detective
Betty Cooper turned detective to expose a corrupt private eye in 1920s America
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Private Inquiries
Caitlin Davies's new book adds to our knowledge of female private detectives past and present
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The case of the adulterous lace manufacturer
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The private detective and the society suit
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A death sentence for a private detective
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Bradford's lady detective
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Kimptonism - or the art of blackmail
It was their telegraphic address, but for Kimpton's Detective Agency, it could also be used as shorthand to describe their criminal activities...
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The detective and the clairvoyant
A frustrating investigation into a private detective and his relationship with a woman of mystery...
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The Liscard Notepaper Case
In an Edwardian divorce case described by the judge as "like a penny novelette", a Scots-born private detective's evidence wasn't enough to prove…
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Thomas Voy and the lady detective
This West Londoner paired up with a female detective to catch his estranged wife with her lover
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A musical divorce and a double-crossing detective
Did musician and conductor Thomas Beecham simply have a fan club of adoring women, or was he having an affair with one of them?
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Leach's Detective Bureau: A Family Affair
One was a former detective-sergeant at Scotland Yard; one was the son with a flair for publicity. Welcome to Leach's Detective Bureau!
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The nuisance of private detectives
Some sleuths, the Victorian press argued, drove people to suicide
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