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In this novel of Paris in the 1920s, Carolyn Keene and Frank Dixon (pseudonymous authors of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys) are imagined solving mysteries among famous expatriate writers of the era.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Gordon McAlpine
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