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The Devil in Velvet (1994 Ed)

by John Dickson Carr · 1951

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Professor Nicholas Fenton enters a pact with Satan and goes back in time to bawdy, turbulent Restoration London to prevent a murder that is about to take place. But he falls in love with the intended victim and resolves to alter the course of history. Breathless pace and ingenious plotting.—New York Times.

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Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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