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| Author | Bruce Alexander |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Sir John Fielding, #3 |
| Genre | Historical Crime novel |
| Publisher | Putnam |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 265 pp |
| ISBN | 0-399-14155-3 |
| Preceded by | Murder in Grub Street |
| Followed by | Person or Persons Unknown |
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