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The Conjurer's Bird by Martin Davies

The Conjurer's Bird

by Martin Davies
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  • Dec 1, 2005, 320 pages
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  • Aug 2006, 320 pages
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A gripping literary mystery and passionate love story. Novel
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This review was originally published in The BookBrowse Review in February 2006, and has been updated for the August 2006 edition. Click here to go to this issue.

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