Books like Innocence by Karen Novak
First publish date: 2003
Subjects: Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, City and town life, Secrecy, Child sexual abuse
Authors: Karen Novak
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[Pelican Brief](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL76965W)
[Time to Kill](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL77001W)
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Innocence Restored by Anna Lee
Broken Innocence by Samuel Walker
Innocence Lost and Found by Heather Williams
Echoes of Innocence by James Thompson
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