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The Crossword Murder

by Nero Blanc · 1999

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Nero Blanc's crossword mysteries have been creating a buzz up, down, and across the aisles of bookstores — and now, the series debut is available in mass market paperback for the first time. Join P.I. Rosco Polycrates as he fills in the blanks of an investigation into a flamboyant crossword editor's death....

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1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisMassachusettsMassachusettsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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