By the time I'd reached the end through some clever twists and turns, the final one being left for the last line (if you peek you're only cheating yourself as you'll miss out on so much), I was left with two wishes. The first is a wish to come across Joshua Richards again, the second being that I don't have to wait another 17 years to do so. Perhaps if we all ask nicely?
If you like your PIs to have a sense of quirk, meet [[Harry Lipkin, Private Eye: The Oldest Detective in the World by Barry Fantoni|Harry Lipkin]] and [[The Polka Dot Girl by Darragh McManus|Eugenie Auf de Maur]]. We think you'll also enjoy Lingane's [[Note to Self: An Education by Mark Lingane|Note to Self: An Education]].
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