Naked Villainy
- ISBN-10
- 0333421485
- ISBN-13
- 9780333421482
- Series
- Naked Villainy
- Category
- Mystery and detective stories
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Author
- Sara Woods
Description
Antony Maitland QC defends a young man accused of murder during a black mass.
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