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The Ashiel mystery

by Marion Bryce

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The Ashiel A Detective Story, a cryptography murder mystery, was written before 1915. This mystery is supposedly set in the early 20th century in England and Scotland. The story of Sir Arthur Byrne, who hurriedly wed and adopted his new wife's adoptive daughter as his own, serves as the basis for the book. In England, a little child is raised in a poor home and only learns that her parents were not her biological parents when her mother passes away. The couple then spends the next few years living abroad because Sir Arthur was a member of the British diplomatic service. Sadly, Arthur's wife di...

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