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Tales of the Black Widowers

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There were six of them. Professional men and their waiter. They gather at the Milano Restaurant once a month for good food and good conversation. But lately the Black Widowers have added a new entertainment to their meetings. They have begun to solve mysteries, murders, and conspiracies of seemingly impossible dimensions.

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With all the skills of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot combined, these six men and their ever-faithful waiter, Henry, take on challenging cases that will tease your deductive skills to the limit and keep you guessing to the very end.

Contents:

* The Acquisitive Chuckle

* Ph as in Phony

* Truth to Tell

* Go, Little Book!

* Early Sunday Morning

* The Obvious Factor

* The Pointing Finger

* Miss What?

* The Lullaby of Broadway

* Yankee Doodle Went to Town

* The Curious Omission

* Out of Sight

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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