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A Heritage of Shadows
Madeleine Brent
A woman hiding her past in Paris rescues an Englishman — and sets off a chain of sinister events.
Description
When Hannah MacLeod, established independently in Paris, the secrets of her past well hidden, takes pity on an Englishman who has been assaulted, a sinister train of events is set into motion
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