Where the Pavement Ends

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John Russell. Where the Pavement Ends

Where the Pavement Ends

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THE FOURTH MAN

THE LOST GOD

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THE PASSION VINE

THE PRICE OF THE HEAD

THE SLANTED BEAM

THE RED MARK

EAST OF EASTWARD

JETSAM

THE ADVERSARY

MEANING—CHASE YOURSELF

THE WICKS OF MACASSAR

DOUBLOON GOLD

THE PRACTICING OF CHRISTOPHER

AMOK

"The Books You Like to Read at the Price You Like to Pay" There Are Two Sides to Everything—

FLORENCE L. BARCLAY'S NOVELS

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John Russell

Published by Good Press, 2019

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"Then, name of God, why didn't you tell us so? Why did you keep on playing out the farce?"

He pondered it for a time. "See here," he said. "You are wise, eh? You are very wise. You know things we do not and you keep them to yourself." He leaned forward to peer into the doctor's face. "Very good. But if you think you're going to use that cursed smartness to get the best of us in any way—see here, my zig, I pull your gullet out like the string of an orange. … Like that. What?"

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