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Author | Paul Theroux |
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Cover artist | Paul Bacon [1] |
Language | English |
Genre | Thriller |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Publication date | 1976 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 309 |
ISBN | 0-395-24400-5 |
The Family Arsenal is a novel by Paul Theroux originally published in 1976. [2] It is a political thriller following the acts of a terrorist cell in London.
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