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Scoundrel

by Bernard Cornwell · 1992

Thrillers series

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Boston-Irish Paul Shanahan, part-time marine surveyor, IRA arms dealer and suspected CIA agent is a full-time scoundrel. But so is everyone else in the lethal world of terrorism, where even gold can't be trusted.

Genre
thrillerhistorical fictionadventurecrimemystery
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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