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    JANUS A Crude Kill
    JANUS A Crude Kill
    JANUS A Crude Kill
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    JANUS A Crude Kill

    By J.D. Blair

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    Janus Payette is a private detective based in San Francisco. This story takes him far afield to his home town in the Central Valley of California. He is asked to investigate the murder of the husband of a school mate.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateSep 1, 2019
    ISBN9781543982961
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