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A death for Adonis

A death for Adonis

by Doris Shannon

FictionRobert Forsythe (Fictitious character)Fiction, mystery & detective, generalForsythe, robert (fictitious character), fictionLondon (england), fiction
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FictionRobert Forsythe (Fictitious character)Fiction, mystery & detective, generalForsythe, robert (fictitious character), fictionLondon (england), fictionEngland, fiction

About the author

Doris Shannon

07 August 1924 – 13 August 2012

Doris Giroux Shannon was born in Elmira, New York, daughter of Edwin Giroux and Elizabeth Graham. Married Frank Shannon in 1947. They had two children. She also wrote under the pseudonym 'E.X. Giroux'. Under that pseudonym she created 'Robert Forsythe', a retired barrister in London.

Author

Doris Shannon

Pages

154

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

3

Language

English

Publisher

Ballantine Books

ISBN

9780345328892

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