title: The Scarred Letter
author:  Val Muller 
description: <b>&quot;Authentic reboot of Nathaniel Hawthorne's <i>The Scarlet Letter</i> for today's readers. Heather Primm publishes the truth on her blog and pays an appalling price. It's up to Heather's younger sister to remind her what's true and what's not--and help her find a way forward. A powerful book.&quot;</b> -- Adele Abbot, author, <i>Of Machines & Magics</i> and <i>Postponing Armageddon</i><br><i></i> <br><br><i></i><br /><br /><b>&quot;High school becomes the perfect substitute for Hawthorne's Puritan society in this accessible take on <i>The Scarlet Letter.</i> Surrounded by ruthless cliques and wannabe outsiders, Heather finds out just how hard standing up for yourself and your beliefs can be. A powerful message for readers of all ages.&quot;</b> -- Sheri S. Levy, author, <i>Seven Days to Goodbye</i>
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  # The Case of the Registered Letter
  
  
  ### Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner
  
  
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  Being the Account of Some Adventures in the Professional
  
  
  Experience of a Member of the Imperial Austrian Police
  
  
  ### INTRODUCTION TO JOE MULLER
  
  
  Joseph Muller, Secret Service detective of the Imperial Austrian
  
  
  police, is one of the great experts in his profession. In
  
  
  personality he differs greatly from other famous detectives. He has
  
  
  neither the impressive authority of Sherlock Holmes, nor the keen
  
  
  brilliancy of Monsieur Lecoq. Muller is a small, slight,
  
  
  plain-looking man, of indefinite age, and of much humbleness of mien.
  
  
  A naturally retiring, modest disposition, and two external causes are
  
  
  the reasons for Muller's humbleness of manner, which is his chief
  
  
  characteristic. One cause is the fact that in early youth a
  
  
  miscarriage of justice gave him several years in prison