Ім’я Гілберта Кіта Честертона (1874—1936), англійського християнського мислителя, журналіста і письменника, відомо в усьому світі. Він...
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Some days you just might be better off dead — at least, that’s what smart-aleck Barry Lee, an amiable schemer with a gift for grift, decides when yet another of his get-rich-quick schemes falls short of perfect and he finds he has only one asset...
Автор: Куин (Квин) Эллери
Серия: Ellery Queen Detective #24
Язык: английский
Год: 1953
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