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Herbie Kruger is called out of retirement to investigate the death of Gus Keene, one of the best inquistors ever employed by the British Secret Intelligence Service, and uncovers some disturbing facts about Keene's past and interest in magic. 35,000 first printing. Tour.
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John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.
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