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Set in 1955 London, the novel follows crime novelist Donald Langham as he is drawn into a blackmail scheme posed by his literary agent.
The scheme unravels into a string of bizarre murders that shake the city’s literary community, forcing Langham to navigate a perilous investigation.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Eric Brown
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