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    Assassins, Traitors, and Spies
    Assassins, Traitors, and Spies
    Assassins, Traitors, and Spies
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    Assassins, Traitors, and Spies

    By Elaine Landau

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    James Bond may be one of the good guys, but the spies in this book definitely aren't—nor are the traitors and assassins! Crack open this book to uncover more secrets about history's most terrible assassins, traitors, and spies.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512452471
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    Elaine Landau

    Award-winning nonfiction children's book author Elaine Landau has written over 300 books for young readers. She worked as a newspaper reporter, a children's book editor, and a youth services librarian before becoming a full time author.

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