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Classical in form, grave, earnest and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Lawrence Block
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 264
- Publisher
- Poema-Pocket, Arbor House, Avon
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- German, Dutch, English
- ISBN
- 9780816142446
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First sentence
“The windows at Morrissey's were painted black.”
About Lawrence Block · 1938
American crime writer
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