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Perhaps it is time for her fictional brother to come out of retirement for one last case? Her unstoppable curiosity leads her to a dark world of body-snatching, unseemly experimentation, politics and scandal. Never was it harder for a woman in a man’s world…File Under: Fantasy [ Codes and Killers | Keep it Cool | Spirit of the Law | From Revolution ]","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295351157109,"sku":"9780857664266","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780857664266_b2c85f7a-1150-4062-91d1-84b0ebc5a316.jpg?v=1786016187"},{"product_id":"9780857666994","title":"The Queen of All Crows – The Map Of Unknown Things Book I","description":"The year is 2012 but it might as well be the Victorian age. The nations of the world are overseen by the International Patent Office, and its ruthless stranglehold on technology.  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