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The Hamlet Trap

by Kate Wilhelm · 1987

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Deadly jealousies flair among the members of an Oregon repertory theatre. A man is murdered backstage, and the police nab the wrong person. Husband-and-wife sleuths Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn must delve into the town's sorid past to find the killer. Simultaneous release with Wilhelm's newest hardcover, The Defense.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
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murdermurderMore like thisLess of thistheatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisOregonOregonMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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