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Death of Anton (British Library Crime Classics)

✍ Scribed by Melville, Alan

Book ID: 109182617
Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Weight: 193 KB
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780712357883

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✦ Synopsis

Overview: Seven Bengal tigers are the star attraction of Carey’s Circus. Their trainer is the fearless Anton, whose work demands absolute fitness and the steadiest of nerves. When Anton is found lying dead in the tigers’ cage, it seems that he has lost control and been mauled by the tigers – but Detective-Inspector Minto of Scotland Yard is not convinced.

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