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Fallen Into the Pit

by Ellis Peters · 1951

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When an obnoxious former Nazi land-worker is murdered in the small English village of Comerford, Chad Wedderburn, classics master and hero of the Resistance in WWII, is accused of the murder. But none of his students believes he is guilty, including Dominic Felse, who discovered the body. Dominic resolves to discover the true murderer.

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 325 pages

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