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Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise

Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise

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Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise

Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise

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Length 481 Pages
Released 1974
Identifier (ISBN) 1656421
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Richard Stanley Allen writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Richard Stanley Allen lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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