The Case of the Missing Manuscript
El caso del manuscrito desaparecido
A detective solves a missing manuscript by understanding the author’s fear, not by chasing clues.
Level: Advanced
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La única copia del manuscrito final de un famoso autor había desaparecido de su estudio cerrado con llave. Se llamó al detective Miles, no para buscar huellas dactilares, sino para entender la historia humana detrás de la desaparición.
A famous author's only copy of his final manuscript had vanished from his locked study. Detective Miles was called in, not to look for fingerprints, but to understand the human story behind the disappearance.
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