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Joe Phenix, private detective, or, The league of the skeleton keys: a most unnatural, improbable story of life in our modern Babylon, New York, and yet as true as truth itself, a story of hidden crime--of the dark serpent that lies in wait behind the shadow of society, hidden by a screen of lies, ready to prey on youth, innocence and wealth, a story of highways and byways, of Satanic-like rascals and of the secret agents of the law, who, shadow-like, follow ever on the trail of guilt

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by Albert W. Aiken.At head of title: "The man of many disguises!"Title from page 2.Printed in triple columns."December 15, 1880."--Caption.Illustration engraved by N. Orr Co.Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, v. 1, p. 208, no. 112.
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Keywords

  1. Corruption
  2. English
  3. Female Offenders
  4. French
  5. Fugitives From Justice
  6. Grave Robbing
  7. Insurance Fraud
  8. Investigation
  9. Lawyers
  10. Life Insurance
  11. Lookalikes
  12. Murder
  13. Sailors
  14. Secret Societies

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