The Starvel Hollow Tragedy: An Inspector French Case

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Harper, 1927 - French, Joseph (Fictitious character) - 358 pages
 

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The Starvel Hollow Tragedy: An Inspector French Case
Freeman Wills Crofts
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TitleThe Starvel Hollow Tragedy: An Inspector French Case
AuthorFreeman Wills Crofts
PublisherHarper, 1927
Length358 pages
  
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