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Published 07/09/2017 by Quercus Publishing as part of the DI Grace Fisher series
Paperback | 432 pages
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ISBN: 978-1471172854
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Cover: Hardback
Pages: 496
Language: English
Category: Fiction
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