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Rule 34
Hardcover, 358 pages, Penguin Group USA, List Price: $25.95 | purchase
Book Summary
Head of the Rule 34 Squad monitoring the Internet for illegal activities, Detective Inspector Liz Kavanaugh investigates the link between three ex-con spammers who have been murdered.
Genres:
This book is about:
- Women detectives,
- Computer crimes,
- Scotland,
- Ex-convicts,
- Crimes against,
- Science fiction,
- Mystery fiction,
- Investigation,
- Murder,
- Fiction
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