SixmonthshavepassedsinceDr.OgdenmovedtoBuffaloandDet.MurdochisconstantlyaloggerheadswithDr.Francis,herreplacement.WhileInsp.BrackenreidthinkshighlyofFrancis,whowasrecruitedfromScotlandYard,Murdochfindshimstubbornandunimaginative.HealsoseemstobeinnorushtohelpMurdochwithhislatestcasewherehumanbodybodypartswerediscoveredonariverbankencasedincement.AhomelessmanlivinginthewoodsnearbyisquestionedandreleasedandMurdochcorrespondswithDr.Ogdenwhooffershimvaluableadviceinherletters.Healsogetshelpfromaretireddetective,MalcolmLamb.Murdochconnectshiscurrentinvestigationarapeandmurderthathadoccurredmanyyearsbefore
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