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    The Case of the Lisping Man: A Jimmie Lavender Mystery
    The Case of the Lisping Man: A Jimmie Lavender Mystery
    The Case of the Lisping Man: A Jimmie Lavender Mystery
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    The Case of the Lisping Man: A Jimmie Lavender Mystery

    By Vincent Starrett

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    Chicago-based detective Jimmie Lavender unravels puzzling clues to find out who the murderer in...and locate a valuable gem that's been stolen.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateSep 2, 2022
    ISBN9781479460960
    The Case of the Lisping Man: A Jimmie Lavender Mystery
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    Vincent Starrett

    Vincent Starrett (1886–1974) was a Chicago journalist who become one of the world’s foremost experts on Sherlock Holmes. A books columnist for the Chicago Tribune, he also wrote biographies of authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Ambrose Bierce. A founding member of the Baker Street Irregulars, Starrett is best known for writing The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1933), an imaginative biography of the famous sleuth.

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