The nightmare tale of the life and death of Dillon, American gangster. From the first to the last page, the ruthlessness of an inhuman killer is set down with stark realism. Chase’s second...
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Автор: Чейз Джеймс Хэдли
Серия: Blandish’s Orchids and Dave Fenner #2
Язык: английский
Год: 1948
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