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A SelectSmart.com Books Selector by Nicholas Fuller, created September 2006. Are you interested in applying your mind to a fiendish conundrum, in grappling with the Great Detective and attempting to anticipate the solution (by ratiocination and deduction, of course, not by guesswork)--but don't know which authors (English, of course, since the Golden Age detective story, c. 1910-1940, is primarily English) offer the best puzzles? If so, this selector should be of help. Disclaimer.
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