Past Imperfect
- ISBN-10
- 0140277544
- ISBN-13
- 9780140277548
- Series
- Past Imperfect
- Category
- Attempted murder
- Pages
- 626
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Author
- John Matthews
Description
A car accident in California and a deadly assault in Provence leaves two boys 30 years apart battling for their lives. Dominic Fornier is the French detective at the heart of the case which takes him from town hall archives to the corridors of power.
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