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Litigation

Jan. 28, 2000

Fans Sue Because Book Jacket Implies Dead Author Is Alive

SAN FRANCISCO - Fans of fictional gumshoe Archibald McNally have followed the detective through "McNally's Secret," "McNally's Trial" and "McNally's Puzzle." But the latest installment in the series contains an added mystery: Who is the author?

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Fans of fictional gumshoe Archibald McNally have followed the detective through "McNally's Secret," "McNally's Trial" and "McNally's Puzzle." But the latest installment in the series contains an added mystery: Who is the author?
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