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    Last Stroke
    Last Stroke
    Last Stroke
    Audiobook7 hours

    Last Stroke

    Written by Lawrence L. Lynch

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, under the nom de plume of Lawrence L. Lynch, this detective story opens with the mysterious disappearance of schoolmaster, Mr. Brierly. The under-teacher and students set about finding him, but when his body is found, the mystery only deepens. Was it murder? What was the motive? He appeared to have no enemies. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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