Agency News: Constable Fig Promoted to Detective After Sleeping Through a Burglary

A press note on the promotion of our most restful colleague.
How to Write a Convincing Alibi, by Someone Who Has Written Many

A practical guide for cats, children and anyone caught near a broken vase.
Agency Memo: New Rules for the Use of the Magnifying Glass

An internal reminder that the glass is for looking, not for setting things on fire.
Letter to a Client Who Believes Her Neighbour Is a Dog in a Hat

We respond to a worried correspondent with professional calm and a minor amount of delight.
Field Guide: Six Types of Suspect and How to Identify Them

A taxonomy of the persons most likely to have done it, whatever it was.
The Case of the Vanishing Hair Tie: A Full Investigative Report

Chief Inspector Whisker Noir recounts how a hair tie disappeared and reappeared under a fridge.