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Parker Pyne Investigates
“ARE YOU UNHAPPY? IF NOT, CONSULT MR PARKER PYNE, 17 Richmond Street.”
Without fail, the advert appears in the personal column of the morning paper – courtesy of the ‘heart specialist’ Mr Parker Pyne.
The forlorn, the anxious, the puzzled - all have beaten a path to the small, balding man’s office. Armed with just an intuitive knowledge of human nature and a small retinue of talented employees, like some conjurer Pyne turns fantasies into reality – for a modest fee, payable in advance…
‘Crimes of the heart were his forte.’ Observer
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