Murder chez Proust: A Mystery

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Even though it was set in France and written by a French professor , this was a very proper British-style mystery. Entertaining and easy read. Lisa rated it it was ok Jun 28, Carole rated it liked it Feb 09, Daria rated it liked it Apr 22, Marion rated it really liked it Sep 02, Jaclyn rated it really liked it Jul 14, Ruth Ann rated it liked it Apr 06, Jacek Zebrowski rated it liked it Aug 26, Jodi H rated it liked it May 01, Marilyn Turton rated it liked it Sep 15, Virginia rated it it was ok Mar 24, Emma rated it really liked it Aug 02, Grace rated it it was ok Aug 31, Candace Wegner rated it really liked it Jul 14, Letice rated it liked it Mar 28, Aritina rated it liked it Jul 09, Ioanna Strougari rated it liked it Jul 05, Joana rated it liked it Jun 21, Les rated it it was ok Sep 11, Charles rated it it was ok Dec 30, Debra Thorner rated it really liked it Dec 03, Kenneth rated it liked it Aug 05, Gale Kinney rated it liked it Mar 30, Hardborough becomes a battleground.

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