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The Egyptian Cross Mystery

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The island was a magnet for every seeker of kinky kicks. A weird prophet had made it the home of a new religion—one that worshiped the sun, called clothing a crime, and recognized no vice save that of inhibition. Residents said it was a shame and a scandal. But soon it was more than that. Kooks were one thing, but corpses were another—and Ellery arrived in nudist land to find that everything was in easy view except one fiendish killer.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 214 pages

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