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Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives

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Not long ago, Peter McGrath and Jenny Traig, cousins, left their jobs to become self-declared shut-in detectives, and invited readers to send in their mysteries. It did not surprise the Shut-Ins one bit when the bulk of these letters came from their own relatives, because that’s just the kind of people they are. Herewith, a selection from their family-correspondence case files.

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Case 44 (8/21/2006)

Case 43 (8/1/2006)

Case 42 (7/18/2006)

A Holiday Recipe (12/22/2005)

Cases 40 & 41 (9/22/2005)

Cases 38 & 39 (9/7/2005)

Case 37 (3/15/2005)

Cases 35 & 36 (2/22/2005)

Cases 33 & 34 (5/13/2004)

Cases 31 & 32 (4/19/2004)

Cases 29 & 30 (3/24/2004)

Cases 27 & 28 (3/18/2004)

Cases 23 & 24 (2/26/2004)

Cases 19-22 (2/16/2004)

Cases 14-18 (6/7/2003)

Cases 10-13 (7/17/2002)

Cases 6-9 (8/27/2001)

Cases 1-5 (5/1/2001)

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