Society_< :"sleuths Nick and No!@ra Charl?;es %?inv[e!stigate;: a mur(der a@boa?,rd a f/$$loating cas"-ino.?` 　#:　Nick ( and( Nora C@har
=`l+es,"]` are at[]/,ten`:#(d@)ing a charity]/ bene/-f&_.it aboa`r/,?d) a [gambling ship.　　After a murder occurs, sus).^picion^ /;fal$]ls on P/]+hil ,?=Br-(an*^t, who had a
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, gued wi`th the victim earli'?e^;r i>[n!;$ the ev_en.`ing.　　When Phil an@_$d his @- wif [e seek he%$lp >- from Nic;!"k +]]and Nora, N_.ick r/'^'e-/;>fuses to get involved[\ .-[.　
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nt&+, Nick begins to invest,ig`@ate, an=d he soon fin;!"ds $him#(self in a confusing ca$)se+- w,*@.ith numerous suspects.　　Nick%;* and  Nora Charle#s\ )were the ultima`>te @sc< -/reen coupl*e, h.\.usband and wife d%etectives, ?a]"lwa&+ys in step and ne\)ver m[ :is] ;sing an opportunity to \%\outwit o&]!ne an%)other as they solve*d each =-c rime, which .
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!a =ye:-d more like sophisticated scre%]w)!\b^>al`*l comedies than murde*)r my$steries, a>_nd the&ir co,mic banter enhan?ce[;d the proceedi)#'!ngs.　　Their litt?(le w]+[ire-haired terri/_-er, Asta, qui?%te often stole the scene as he [-
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