auguste

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Mr. Curran is an expert on Agatha Christie, who helped establish the rules of fair play by exploiting genre conventions that emerged during the 19th century, notably in Edgar Allan Poe’s stories featuring C. Auguste Dupin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The big cliffhanger to the episode is Monika being told by Auguste that Jim told him she sold the coin when she told Jim in confidence.

From Los Angeles Times

A private detective, Auguste Bell, arrives to solve the crime.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Inspector Ferret of the police shows up, Auguste says: “I wasn’t expecting him until at least Chapter Eighteen.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They also seemed unaware that French artist Auguste Rodin’s famed 1880 sculpture “The Thinker” had been sitting contemplatively along the street for decades — in a spot that no one appeared to realize was open to the public.

From Los Angeles Times