The N'Gustro Affair
By: Jean-Patrick Manchette
3.51
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
The debut novel of a pioneering author of French crime thrillers. Mean, arrogant, naive, sadisti…
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3.95
Format: 193 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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3.18
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3.85
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3.61
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3.61
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3.95
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3.66
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3.66
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4.03
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4.52
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3.98
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3.31
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By: Percival Everett
3.71
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
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31. The N'Gustro Affair
By: Jean-Patrick Manchette
3.51
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
The debut novel of a pioneering author of French crime thrillers. Mean, arrogant, naive, sadisti… read more
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