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A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi

A Death in Denmark

The First Gabriel Præst Novel

by Amulya Malladi
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I raised a hand. "I'll do it. I mean, I'll meet her. I'm saying yes, I'll look into the case."

"Really? Why?"

"Because you asked me to," I said truthfully.

Excerpted from A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi. Copyright © 2023 by Amulya Malladi. Excerpted by permission of William Morrow Paperbacks. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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