English Country House Murders

Classic Crime Fiction of Britain"s Upper Crust by Thomas Godfrey

Publisher: Mysterious Pr

Written in English

Published: December 1988 Pages: 368 Downloads: 774

Subjects:

Mystery/Suspense,
Manors,
Detective and mystery stories, English,
Fiction - Mystery/ Detective,
Mystery & Detective - General,
Detective and mystery stories,,
Country homes,
Country life,
Fiction

The Physical Object
Format	Hardcover
Number of Pages	368
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL8234060M
ISBN 10	0892963557
ISBN 10	9780892963553

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