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After losing hope, Hilary Craven is tasked with impersonating a woman who has died and retrieving her missing husband, a nuclear scientist. The mission takes her across a frigid Morocco air disaster, radio‑active pearls, and a leper colony. With each step, Hilary’s renewed determination turns into fierce terror as she uncovers dark secrets that threaten her life and the world.
First publish date: 1954
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Agatha Christie
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