BLOWBACK

By Peter May

Synopsis

It is seven years since France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, was murdered and the identity of his killer remains an enigma. Enzo Macleod, in opening up this celebrated cold case, finds himself reopening old wounds from his own past.

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Narrator	Simon Vance
Length	8hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	11711
Publisher	Jammer Audio; 2016

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