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The Wall

Mary Roberts Rinehart
Interwar American Mystery

The Wall

The pace is nearly perfect, and the author is a master at giving just enough information and placing clues and events in the right places to keep the reader turning pages.

July 12, 2021July 11, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Comment on The Wall
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