Lamb to the Slaughter
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Lamb to the Slaughter

Roald Dahl
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These five short stories offer a selection of Dahl's adult writing. Parson's Pleasure is a country tale, A Piece of Cake, a wartime reminiscence, Lamb to the Slaughter a story of vengeful murder, and the remaining two, The Bookseller and The Butler, are on favorite themes of greed and snobbery.
Genres: Short StoriesClassicsFictionHorrorSchoolMysteryCrimeRead For SchoolThrillerChildrens
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