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COLLINS CRIME CLUB

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First published in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1940

Copyright © Estate of Freeman Wills Crofts 1940

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Source ISBN: 9780008554125

Ebook Edition © October 2022 ISBN: 9780008554132

Version: 2022-07-25