Dark Lady (novel)

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Dark Lady
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Author Richard North Patterson
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
1999
Pages448
ISBN 0345404785

Dark Lady is a novel by Richard North Patterson published in 1999.

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References

  1. "Book Review: 'Dark Lady'".
  2. Nolan, Tom (24 August 1999). "Suspicious Fatalities" via www.wsj.com.