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The Semiotic Background of the Ineffective Investigation in the Weird Detective Story

By: Norbert Gyuris  
Open Access
|Nov 2023

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Language: English, German
Page range: 150 - 162
Published on: Nov 15, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2023 Norbert Gyuris, published by Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
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