HALF MOON STREET

By Anne Perry

Synopsis

The body in the boat appeared to be a woman's but was that of a man. Whilst his wife is away, Inspector Pitt investigates this bizarre murder with the help of his mother-in-law.

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Narrator	Jeanne Laffan
Length	13hrs
Catalogue No.	5758
Publisher	Headline

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