The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
When a beautiful woman asks for his help cleaning up after her brother has gotten in trouble, every cell in Webster Goodhues brain is telling him to turn her down.
When a beautiful woman asks for his help cleaning up after her brother has gotten in trouble, every cell in Webster Goodhues brain is telling him to turn her down.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780345501110 (034550111X)
Publish date: January 13th 2009
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 319
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Mystery,
Detective,
Contemporary,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Suspense
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