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The Stolen Brain - A Wonderful Crime

Nicholas Carter

Publisher: Amila Jay

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The Stolen Brain - A Wonderful Crime, Sample Preview from eBook - "There goes another, chief. That makes five so far. There surely is something going on to-night," the young man at the window declared excitedly. It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter's second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself. The closest friends would have known neither of them, however, unless they had been in the secret, for both were cleverly disguised.
Available since: 12/03/2021.
Print length: 225 pages.

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