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    Portrait of Peril
    Portrait of Peril
    Portrait of Peril
    Audiobook12 hours

    Portrait of Peril

    Written by Laura Joh Rowland

    Narrated by Alex Tregear

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    About this audiobook

    In this Victorian mystery, a grisly murder dripping with the supernatural becomes a matter of flesh and blood for intrepid photographer Sarah Bain on her wedding day.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateJan 12, 2021
    ISBN9781666546088
    Portrait of Peril
    Author

    Laura Joh Rowland

    LAURA JOH ROWLAND is the author of the Sano Ichiro mysteries (Shinju, Bundori, and The Way of the Traitor), which have twice been named Best Mysteries of the Year by Publishers Weekly. She lived through a natural disaster when Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed her house in New Orleans, and now lives in New York City.

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