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Captain Cut-Throat

by John Dickson Carr · 1955

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When someone begins a killing spree on Napoleon's personal sentries, captured British agent Alan Hepburn finds himself forced not only to assist with the investigation but also to match wits with the Emperor and his chief of police, the wily Fouche. In Captain Cut-Throat Carr's trademark combination of sudden death and captivating historical re-creation is at its best.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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