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Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives
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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August 21, 2006Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Case 44
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August 1, 2006Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Case 43
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July 18, 2006Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Case 42
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December 22, 2005Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: A Holiday Recipe
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September 22, 2005Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 40 & 41
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September 7, 2005Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 38 & 39
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March 15, 2005Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Case 37
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February 22, 2005Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 35 & 36
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May 13, 2004Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 33 & 34
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April 19, 2004Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 31 & 32
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March 24, 2004Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 29 & 30
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March 18, 2004Traig & McGrath, Shut-In Detectives: Cases 27 & 28
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