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Case File · Detective · No. 014

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The Missing Manuscript

4 min

A rare handwritten manuscript — valued at over $200,000 — vanished from the Harwick Public Library's locked archive room overnight. The head archivist discovered it missing at 8:00 AM when she opened the room for the day. Security footage shows the archive door was accessed once between closing and opening. Four staff members had key-card access to the archive.

Subject

The Alderton Manuscript

A 19th-century handwritten novel, the only surviving copy, on loan from a private collector for a two-week exhibition.

The suspects

  • Nora VanceHead Archivist
  • Derek ChoEvening Security Guard
  • Lyra OsmanReference Librarian
  • Paul GirardFacilities Manager

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