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The Murderous Urges of Ordinary Women

by Lois Meltzer · 2007

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This rollicking novel chronicles the comic adventures of four old friends who take up Vengeance as their mid-life hobby the way other women might take up the autoharp or learn Portuguese. Call them the Book Group from Hell.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 210 pages

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