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    The Case of the Hungarian Foot
    The Case of the Hungarian Foot
    The Case of the Hungarian Foot
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    The Case of the Hungarian Foot

    By George Colkitto

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    Sebastian Symes, rival of Sherlock Holmes, searches for a butcher’s missing daughter. He and his companion Major Ritson encounter a Hungarian Count, a religious relic and a company of Hussars, in a tale of Victorian morality.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMX Publishing
    Release dateDec 13, 2011
    ISBN9781780921068
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