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Cocaine nights

by J. G. Ballard

Following a fatal housefire at an exclusive Spanish resort, a man investigates his brother's questionable murder confession. He uncovers a secret world of crime and corruption hidden behind the wealthy expatriate community's civilised facade.

Accession 10814 ISBN 0002241358 Publisher Flamingo
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