Art Fraud and Theft

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The Lover's Portrait (Zelda Richardson Mystery #1)
The Lover's Portrait (Zelda Richardson Mystery #1) 4.14 avg rating — 1,312 ratings
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The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,614 ratings
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The Art Forger
The Art Forger 3.75 avg rating — 91,776 ratings
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History 3.80 avg rating — 51,856 ratings
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Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa
Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa 3.79 avg rating — 4,158 ratings
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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century 3.88 avg rating — 4,987 ratings
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Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures 3.83 avg rating — 10,209 ratings
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The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War 3.93 avg rating — 7,697 ratings
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Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft
Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft 3.82 avg rating — 1,318 ratings
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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art 3.92 avg rating — 6,613 ratings
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Theft: A Love Story
Theft: A Love Story 3.43 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,193 ratings
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The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece 3.87 avg rating — 35,393 ratings
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The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,460 ratings
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The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece
The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece 3.77 avg rating — 3,218 ratings
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The Modigliani Scandal
The Modigliani Scandal 3.33 avg rating — 14,463 ratings
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A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 15,023 ratings
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The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft 3.69 avg rating — 7,450 ratings
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,280 ratings
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The Bernini Bust (Jonathan Argyll, #3)
The Bernini Bust (Jonathan Argyll, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 1,439 ratings
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The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 3.97 avg rating — 9,653 ratings
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An Object of Beauty
An Object of Beauty 3.77 avg rating — 111,846 ratings
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The Raphael Affair (Jonathan Argyll, #1)
The Raphael Affair (Jonathan Argyll, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 3,835 ratings
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) 3.94 avg rating — 67,388 ratings
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The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art
The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art 3.70 avg rating — 708 ratings
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The Last Judgement (Jonathan Argyll, #4)
The Last Judgement (Jonathan Argyll, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 1,331 ratings
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The Immaculate Deception (Jonathan Argyll, #7)
The Immaculate Deception (Jonathan Argyll, #7) 3.66 avg rating — 1,461 ratings
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Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum
Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum 4.05 avg rating — 2,116 ratings
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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren 3.77 avg rating — 8,542 ratings
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The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities--From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums
The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities--From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums 3.85 avg rating — 770 ratings
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,123 ratings
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The Art Thief
The Art Thief 3.08 avg rating — 3,585 ratings
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The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World 3.54 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
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Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art
Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art 3.84 avg rating — 556 ratings
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,293 ratings
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Third Girl (Hercule Poirot, #40)
Third Girl (Hercule Poirot, #40) 3.69 avg rating — 36,275 ratings
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 33,804 ratings
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The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures
The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures 3.75 avg rating — 1,561 ratings
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The Way Back to Florence
The Way Back to Florence 4.19 avg rating — 402 ratings
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The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis
The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis 4.13 avg rating — 935 ratings
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The Gold Bug
The Gold Bug 3.71 avg rating — 7,224 ratings
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The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1)
The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 10,091 ratings
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Headlong
Headlong 3.66 avg rating — 4,957 ratings
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False Impressions: The Hunt for Big-Time Art Fakes
False Impressions: The Hunt for Big-Time Art Fakes 3.69 avg rating — 209 ratings
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Poirot investiga (Hercule Poirot, #3)
Poirot investiga (Hercule Poirot, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 72,105 ratings
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The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, #2)
The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, #2) 3.62 avg rating — 1,847 ratings
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After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33)
After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) 3.91 avg rating — 47,298 ratings
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Giotto's Hand (Jonathan Argyll, #5)
Giotto's Hand (Jonathan Argyll, #5) 3.62 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
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The Flanders Panel
The Flanders Panel 3.78 avg rating — 26,730 ratings
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Doors Open
Doors Open 3.54 avg rating — 5,752 ratings
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Feint of Art (An Art Lover's Mystery, #1)
Feint of Art (An Art Lover's Mystery, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,070 ratings
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The Case Has Altered (Richard Jury, #14)
The Case Has Altered (Richard Jury, #14) 3.94 avg rating — 3,288 ratings
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Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece
Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece 3.80 avg rating — 995 ratings
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Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists
Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists 3.58 avg rating — 1,344 ratings
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Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1)
Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 31,108 ratings
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Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World 3.84 avg rating — 348 ratings
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The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art
The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art 3.90 avg rating — 337 ratings
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The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt
The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 304 ratings
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The Price of Inheritance
The Price of Inheritance 3.69 avg rating — 766 ratings
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The Collectors (Chance Cormac Legal Thrillers Book 3)
The Collectors (Chance Cormac Legal Thrillers Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Scientist and the Forger: Insights Into the Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings
The Scientist and the Forger: Insights Into the Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Land of Marvels
Land of Marvels 3.24 avg rating — 764 ratings
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The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby's-Christie Auction House Scandal
The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby's-Christie Auction House Scandal 3.71 avg rating — 625 ratings
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Searching for Shakespeare
Searching for Shakespeare 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Botticelli's Bastard
Botticelli's Bastard 4.02 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Chasing Cezanne
Chasing Cezanne 3.53 avg rating — 4,112 ratings
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Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World 3.95 avg rating — 1,964 ratings
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Sphinx
Sphinx 3.61 avg rating — 4,848 ratings
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The Heist (Gabriel Allon, #14)
The Heist (Gabriel Allon, #14) 4.18 avg rating — 29,298 ratings
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Headhunters
Headhunters
by: Jo Nesbø
3.79 avg rating — 38,985 ratings
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The Lost Chalice: The Epic Hunt for a Priceless Masterpiece
The Lost Chalice: The Epic Hunt for a Priceless Masterpiece 3.63 avg rating — 212 ratings
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Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens
Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens 3.59 avg rating — 203 ratings
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A Father Brown Mystery: The Blue Cross
A Father Brown Mystery: The Blue Cross 3.66 avg rating — 980 ratings
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Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating — 16,325 ratings
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The Deceivers: Art Forgery and Identity in the Nineteenth Century
The Deceivers: Art Forgery and Identity in the Nineteenth Century 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Sotheby's: The Inside Story
Sotheby's: The Inside Story 3.56 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative 3.96 avg rating — 324,494 ratings
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Death and Restoration (Jonathan Argyll, #6)
Death and Restoration (Jonathan Argyll, #6) 3.69 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
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The Brighter Buccaneer (Simon Templar 'The Saint' #11)
The Brighter Buccaneer (Simon Templar 'The Saint' #11) 4.12 avg rating — 249 ratings
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Boodle
Boodle 3.97 avg rating — 197 ratings
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The Forgery of Venus
The Forgery of Venus 3.75 avg rating — 3,971 ratings
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #9)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #9) 4.12 avg rating — 29,575 ratings
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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
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Rainbow's End (Richard Jury, #13)
Rainbow's End (Richard Jury, #13) 3.77 avg rating — 2,765 ratings
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The Stargazey (Richard Jury, #15)
The Stargazey (Richard Jury, #15) 3.94 avg rating — 3,763 ratings
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Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2)
Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 13,674 ratings
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Dust (Richard Jury, #21)
Dust (Richard Jury, #21) 3.67 avg rating — 3,944 ratings
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What's The Worst That Could Happen? (Dortmunder, #9)
What's The Worst That Could Happen? (Dortmunder, #9) 4.17 avg rating — 1,678 ratings
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The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game 4.10 avg rating — 1,760 ratings
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The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)
The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 6,993 ratings
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I Was Vermeer
I Was Vermeer 3.90 avg rating — 1,591 ratings
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Don't Ask (Dortmunder, #8)
Don't Ask (Dortmunder, #8) 4.04 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
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A Darker Domain (Inspector Karen Pirie, #2)
A Darker Domain (Inspector Karen Pirie, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 14,749 ratings
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Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession
Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession 3.91 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
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Why Me? (Dortmunder, #5)
Why Me? (Dortmunder, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 1,589 ratings
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A Palette for Murder (Murder, She Wrote, #7)
A Palette for Murder (Murder, She Wrote, #7) 3.93 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
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What's So Funny? (Dortmunder, #14)
What's So Funny? (Dortmunder, #14) 3.94 avg rating — 1,690 ratings
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones #1)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones #1) 4.18 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
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The Mourner (Parker, #4)
The Mourner (Parker, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 3,490 ratings
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Firebreak (Parker, #20)
Firebreak (Parker, #20) 3.93 avg rating — 1,504 ratings
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