Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty's Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion, where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful, notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion. P
Seven Dials
โ Scribed by Perry, Anne
- Book ID
- 106696267
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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