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The Murders of Richard III: A Jacqueline Kirby Novel of Suspense
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Peters, Elizabeth
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Jacqueline Kirby mysteries
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HarperCollins 2009
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In a remote English manor house, modern admirersof the much-maligned King Richard III—one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains—are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the masquerade turns more sinister . . . and deadly. Jacqueline Kirby, an American librarian on hand for the festivities, suddenly finds herself in the center of strange, dark doings . . . and racing to untangle a murderous puzzle before history repeats itself in exceptionally macabre ways.

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Street Date:
10/13/2009
Language:
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ISBN:
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Elizabeth Peters. (2009). The Murders of Richard III: A Jacqueline Kirby Novel of Suspense. HarperCollins.

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Elizabeth Peters. 2009. The Murders of Richard III: A Jacqueline Kirby Novel of Suspense. HarperCollins.

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Elizabeth Peters, The Murders of Richard III: A Jacqueline Kirby Novel of Suspense. HarperCollins, 2009.

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Elizabeth Peters. The Murders of Richard III: A Jacqueline Kirby Novel of Suspense. HarperCollins, 2009.

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