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False pretenses

False pretenses

by Arthur Lyons

FictionJacob Asch (Fictitious character)Private investigatorsFiction, mystery & detective, generalCalifornia, fiction
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FictionJacob Asch (Fictitious character)Private investigatorsFiction, mystery & detective, generalCalifornia, fictionLos angeles (calif.), fiction

Setting

CaliforniaLos AngelesLos Angeles (Calif.)

Author

Arthur Lyons

Pages

232

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

3

Language

English

Publisher

Mysterious Press

ISBN

9780446404228

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