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Frank Cairnes, famed for his detective fiction, confronts his darkest case when a runaway motorist murders his son Martin. Now a real‑life investigation, Cairnes must apply the craft he once wrote about to seek justice for his family.
First publish date: 1938
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Nicholas Blake
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