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    Close to Nowhere
    Close to Nowhere
    Close to Nowhere
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    Close to Nowhere

    By "Tom" "Lichtenberg"

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    A haunted desk, a case of mistaken identity, and ominous threats from mysterious strangers can be seriously annoying when all you want is to get your job done and go home to your family. Sometimes you just have to take the horns by the bull and deal with it. Close to Nowhere, a short novel of danger and suspense. It's everything you could ever want in a climate change call center thriller!

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher"Tom" "Lichtenberg"
    Release dateMay 2, 2014
    ISBN9781311941824
    Close to Nowhere
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    "Tom" "Lichtenberg"

    Author of curiously engaging novellas of the science-fiction-y, post-modern-y, absurdist variety

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