The house of special purpose

by Christopher Hyde

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Published 2004 by New American Library in New York, N.Y .
Written in English

Subjects:

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction,
• Assassins -- Fiction

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Edition Notes

Statement	Christopher Hyde.
Genre	Fiction.
Contributions	Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
Classifications
LC Classifications	CPB Box no. 2189 vol. 10
The Physical Object
Pagination	385 p. ;
Number of Pages	385
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL3387702M
ISBN 10	0451411080
LC Control Number	2004574800
OCLC/WorldCa	55100430

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