Deadly Isles

John Holbrook Vance
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A young scientist with ties to a family fortune survives a murder attempt while working in Tahiti. He discovers the identity of the assailant, but not the motive. For this, he follows the would-be murderer aboard an island-hopping passenger/cargo schooner bound for the Marquesas.
Genres: MysteryFiction
192 Pages

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