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The House on the Island by Arthur Gask

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The House on the Island
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Publisher: Herbert Jenkins
ISBN/ASIN: 1502512823
Number of pages: 262

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From all that is happening around us we may any day, any hour, any one of us, be among the victims of dark crime. The long arm of the law has ceased to function, and life and property are now apparently the playthings of any miscreant who comes along ...

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