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Boyd is a geologist, as resiliant as the British Colombian timber country where he works for the powerful Matterson Corporation. But his real name and his youth are mysteries - wiped out by the accident that nearly killed him.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and unpretentious.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Desmond Bagley
- First published
- 1967
- Pages
- 255
- Publisher
- Collins, The Companion Book Club, Doubleday
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780745134055
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