And perilous his situation duly becomes as his pilfering brings him into contact with insurance investigator Catherine Banning who turns out to be more than his match.

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By coincidence, photo retailer Photojojo featured a pointer on its Twitter feed today to the pop culture blog Accidental Mysteries, and a lovely spread on Camera Comics, a 1940s comic-book series glamorizing the work of historical photographers like Matthew Brady and fictional heroes like Jim Lane Insurance Investigator!

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Since the thieves (who dressed as police) have not been identified, and since every crime story needs a villain, Stolen substitutes a hero with a would-be hero--the crime's investigator, Harold Smith , a respected insurance investigator of 78, disfigured by skin cancer, who has made recovering the Gardner pictures the mission of his retirement.

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