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The Great Impersonation

by E. Phillips Oppenheim · 1920

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1913: An English aristo is murdered by a look alike double in Africa who resumes the dead man's identity back home. The dead man's wife is thrilled with her "different" husband and keeps her mouth shut. Then comes the twist—ssh!

Genre
spy thrilleradventurecrimebritish mysterymystery
Setting
britishenglandeurope
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 322 pages

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