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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Police
are being called in to investigate the suspected
thefts of two copies of the eagerly awaited
fifth Harry Potter book. Author
JK Rowling's agent said an inquiry had being
launched following the reported find of two books
dumped in a field near to a printing works.
Copies
of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
were discovered by a walker in Bungay, Suffolk, who
immediately contacted the Sun newspaper, which now
has them in its possession. The
fifth instalment of the wizarding adventures is not
due to be published until 21 June. Neil
Blair, from literary agency Christopher Little,
said: "This is a matter that we are currently
investigating and the investigation is focusing on
the suspicion that this involved a theft."
Sussex
Police said it had not yet received a complaint
about the books. The
copies were reportedly found a quarter of a mile
(400 metres) from Clays Ltd, which will print
hundreds of thousands of the book. It
sent a journalist to bring the books to its
headquarters in Wapping, east London, and is
arranging to return them to publishers Bloomsbury.
The
newspaper is also convinced a third copy is also in
circulation, reporting a separate incident where a
"shifty sounding" man had asked the newspaper for
£25,000 in a suitcase for the first three
chapters of the book. The
books, found without covers, were dedicated to
JK Rowling's husband, Dr Neil Murray, 37,
and her two children, with the inscription: "To
Neil, David and Jessica who make my world magical."
The
Harry Potter books have already earned the
author £280m, reportedly making her richer
than the Queen. Suffolk
Police said it had received a call and it was
planning to speak to the complainant later on
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