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The Reluctant Detective

by Finley Martin

A young widow, orphan and mother, Wilhelmina Anne Brown is just beginning to find some stability in her new home in Prince Edward Island when she is forced to deal with the death of her beloved uncle, Bill Darby. Darby, a Charlottetown private investigator, leaves Anne and her fourteen-year-old daughter a small savings account and his business, where Anne has worked as office manager for six years. What follows is Anne's struggle to protect her family, find justice for her clients, and forge a new life for herself in this page-turning thriller.

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Publisher: Acorn Press

Date: 2012

ISBN: 9781894838788

Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Sub-genres: Private Investigator , Women Sleuths

About The Author

Finley Martin is a reputed American writer of mystery and suspense novels. He is famous for writing the standalone books, Killing at Little Rose, Sailing in Circles Going Somewhere, The Reluctant Detective, and The Dead Letter. Finley resides at Beach Point, a fishing village located on Prince Edward Island.

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