The Case of the Fifth Word

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Encyclopedia Brown is the nickname of Leroy Brown, an eighth-grader in Idaville, USA. He is a very clever boy who helps his father solve mysteries before dinner is over.

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He is called Encyclopedia because he knows many facts and remembers them well. The nickname fits him because his mind is like a book of facts from A to Z.

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Chief Brown is Encyclopedia Brown’s father and the Chief of Police of Idaville. He is smart and quick, but he often relies on his son to solve the difficult case.

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Chief Brown gets help in solving difficult mysteries. He often comes home to dinner, and Encyclopedia solves the case before dinner is over.

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Tim Nolan was a former suspect in a jewel robbery. He later ran a palm-tree nursery in Idaville and died after suffering a stroke.

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Daniel Davenport was Nolan’s friend from prison in South Carolina. He was suspected of being involved in the Diamond Mart hold-up and had not been seen since the robbery.

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Two masked men held up the Diamond Mart on Sixth Avenue and got away with jewellery worth a million dollars.

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He was questioned but not arrested, because a clerk only thought she recognised him and refused to testify. There was no proof strong enough for a conviction.