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| Author | James Barlow |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hamilton Simon and Schuster (US) |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 258 |
The Burden of Proof is a 1968 crime novel by the British writer James Barlow.
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| Author | James Barlow |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hamilton Simon and Schuster (US) |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 258 |
The Burden of Proof is a 1968 crime novel by the British writer James Barlow.
Vic Dakin a crime lord with a vast empire across London takes place on a raid on a wages van that goes wrong. Needing an alibi he arranges to blackmail a corrupt MP with evidence of his sexual wrongdoing to give perjured testimony in court. However, the police are doggedly on Dakin's trail.
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