title: The Unlikely Sleuth: A Novel
author: Mr. Edward J. Bertz
description: Edward J. Bertz, former newspaper editor, has published dozens of short stories, one garnered him first place in the 2000 CNW Writing Competition. This is his second novel. His first, "Becoming Michael" was widely acclaimed. He also served on the editorial review board of a national magazine for fifteen years.
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  # The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin
  
  
  A Pendergast Short Story
  
  
  Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child  
  
  
  Illustrations by Chris Royal
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  the product of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual events, locales, corporate or government entities,
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  Copyright © 2019 by Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child  
  
  
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