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The Corpse with the Grimy Glove

✍ Scribed by Walling, R. A. J.

Book ID
100407298
Publisher
Popular Library
Year
1938
Tongue
English
Weight
166 KB
Category
Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

Called to Lanivet Castle because of a bizarre situation developing there, Philip Tolefree finds a shooting party in full swing. Among the hunters is Arthur Tenterton, a crooked financier hated by the host, Sir James Lanivet, and all the other guests. Tolefree is asked to protect Sir James from Tenterton, but soon suspects it is the financier who really needs protection.

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