Author | Giles Blunt |
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Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | Random House Canada |
Publication date | 2000 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 272 |
ISBN | 0-679-31057-6 |
OCLC | 44019295 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PS3552.L887 F67 2000 |
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