The Slight Façade (short story)

The Slight Façade was the eighth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Missing Adventures. It was written by Magnus Anderson.

Summary
Benny uses the alias Sarah Bishop to snatch a book from the University of Belgravia, discovering that it contains a short story that purports clues to a buried treasure somewhere in the British Isles. Joined by Professor Ravel Calabrio after he learns the book's would-be thief actually has benevolent intentions for it, they begin a search for the prize. Unfortunately, they are hounded by the disgruntled Regal Professor Salim Barr, eager to disprove the treasure's existence and settle the score with the other professor over a bitter love triangle.

Characters

 * Bernice Summerfield
 * Ravel Calabrio
 * Salim Barr

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Continuity
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