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The Oxford Despoiler, by Gary Dexter<br /> Twisted Wing, by Ruth Newman<br /> Windows on the Moon, by Alan Brownjohn

issue 02 May 2009

The Oxford Despoiler, by Gary Dexter
Twisted Wing, by Ruth Newman
Windows on the Moon, by Alan Brownjohn

The Oxford Despoiler is a collection of eight stories introducing Henry St Liver, a Victorian detective, and his biographer and assistant, Olive Salter. Henry is tall and lean, with a lofty bearing but the habits of the most dishevelled bohemian.

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