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Detective Humphrey Goodman is very clumsy. He often forgets things and usually finds himself with nothing to take notes on.
Humphrey has a knack at being able to solve murders by making sense out of small details
An obsession with small details helps trigger an Aha! moment. Connecting what seems unrelated. But, when all the pieces fall into place, the solution ends makes sense.
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