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    Murder, Mayhem and Mystery. A Collection of Short Stories
    Murder, Mayhem and Mystery. A Collection of Short Stories
    Murder, Mayhem and Mystery. A Collection of Short Stories
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    Murder, Mayhem and Mystery. A Collection of Short Stories

    By Kevin William Barry

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    A collection of short crime and mystery stories by Australian author Kevin William Barry

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin William Barry
    Release dateJul 20, 2018
    ISBN9781386450146
    Murder, Mayhem and Mystery. A Collection of Short Stories
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    Kevin William Barry

    Kevin William Barry is the Australian author of numerous novels. He lives on the Atherton Tableands, Far North Queensland Australia with his wife Cathy

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