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    Merely Players

    By J. M. Gregson

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    A DCI Percy Peach mystery - Adam Cassidy is one of Brunton’s most famous residents. He plays the lead role in a successful TV detective show. It is now his time for a crack at Hollywood and he doesn’t care who he has to betray in order to fulfil his dream. Meanwhile, DCI Percy Peach is in danger of being drawn into the local anti-terrorism initiative. What he needs is a high-profile murder case to sink his teeth into – and he may be about to get what he wishes for . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781780102504
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    J. M. Gregson

    J.M. Gregson, a Lancastrian by birth and upbringing, was a teacher for twenty-seven years before concentrating full-time on writing. He is the author of the popular Percy Peach and Lambert & Hook series, and has written books on subjects as diverse as golf and Shakespeare.

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