Three Mysteries

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Three Mysteries
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First edition
Author Donald Wandrei
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Detective fiction
Publisher F & B Mystery
Publication date
2000
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages38 pp
OCLC 51309341

Three Mysteries is a collection of mystery stories by author Donald Wandrei. It was released in 2000 by F & B Mystery in an edition of 125 copies of which 100 were released in a slipcase with the limited edition of Wandrei's Frost .

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