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Synopsis
In A School of Sharks, George Valentine finds himself embroiled in a case that begins with tragedy. A respected newspaperman, Joe Haggerty, has committed suicide, leaving behind a distraught daughter, Mary. She believes that the pressures of loan sharks drove her father to despair, and she pleads with George to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. The police have ruled it a suicide, but Mary is convinced that there is more to the story, and she wants George to find the true culprit behind her father's demise.
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