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Avenging the dead

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Superintendent Henry Jarrett is under pressure from the Union Bank who are in the midst of a forgery scandal. Just as that inquiry gets under way, the murders begin. Each killing is claimed by a letter-writer calling himself the Scythe, …

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Superintendent Henry Jarrett is under pressure from the Union Bank who are in the midst of a forgery scandal. Just as that inquiry gets under way, the murders begin. Each killing is claimed by a letter-writer calling himself the Scythe, who is in possession of the facts known only to the detectives.

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"Superintendent Henry Jarrett is under pressure from the Union Bank who are in the midst of a forgery scandal. Just as that inquiry gets under way, the murders begin. Each …"

— Margaret

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