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The Damsel

by Richard Stark · 1967

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Alan Grofield has a knack for attracting damsels in distress. When Ellen Marie Fitzgerald comes in through his window, he dismisses the tale she tells him, until hoods come to find her, and their escape route from political intrigue may well be their last!

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Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 184 pages

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