Hell's Corner

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Hell's Corner
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Hardcover edition
Author David Baldacci
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Camel Club
Genre Crime novel
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
Publication date
November 9, 2010
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages720 pp (hardback)
ISBN 978-0-4465-7369-6
Preceded by Divine Justice  

Hell's Corner is a crime novel written by David Baldacci. This is the fifth and final installment to feature the Camel Club, a small group of Washington, D.C. civilian misfits led by "Oliver Stone", an ex-Green Beret and a former CIA trained assassin. The book was initially published on November 9, 2010 by Grand Central Publishing. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Baldacci, David (9 November 2010). Hell's Corner by David Baldacci. ISBN   978-0446195522.
  2. "Hell's Corner (Camel Club #5) by David Baldacci". goodreads.com . Retrieved 2015-01-07.