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The Peer and the Woman - cover

The Peer and the Woman

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Publisher: Classica Libris

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Summary

Lord Alceston, the Earl of Harrowdean, statesman, philanthropist, nobleman, is murdered in his own study on the night of a great ball given at his home. On the same night a mysterious woman is murdered in the slums of East London. The valet disappears. Thus begins a moody and dramatic tale of love, jealousy, and revenge.
Available since: 09/30/2022.

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