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| Author | J. D. Robb |
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| Language | English |
| Series | in Death |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | The Penguin Group |
Publication date | July 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 347 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-7499-3583-2 |
| OCLC | 59353530 |
| Preceded by | Survivor in Death |
| Followed by | Memory in Death |
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