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Ellis, Kate, 1953-
Kissing the demons.
1. Plantagenet, Joe (Fictitious
character)–Fiction.
2. Police–England–North Yorkshire–Fiction. 3.
Serial murder investigation–Fiction. 4. Detective and mystery
stories.
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978-1-78010-063-0 (ePub)
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978-1-78029-001-0 (cased)
ISBN-13:
978-1-78029-501-5 (trade paper)
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