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| Author | A.E.W. Mason |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton (UK) George H. Doran (US) |
Publication date | 1927 |
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While tiger hunting in Burma, Colonel John Strickland encounters no tigers but meets a strange man who has news of the woman back in England that Strickland is in love with. His adventures subsequently take him to England and Southern France.
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