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Man Overboard
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- BarbaraM
- 30-09-21
A Humbleby & Fen short story
I am a loyal fan of Crispin and his eccentric heroes. The plots are always clever and I deeply regret Edmund Crispin’s all too early demise, a gifted man by all accounts. This is another tale that was a pleasure to read.