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Book Title: John Thorndyke's Cases
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: General, Mystery & Detective / General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Author: R. Freeman
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
