THE LOW ROAD

By Reginald Hill

Synopsis

The Deputy Registrar at the university disappears. When a research student tries to find him she discovers that there are other more sinister hunters.

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Narrator	Douglas Barber
Length	6hrs
Catalogue No.	5062
Publisher	Severn House

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