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Indlæser... The Man Called Noon (udgave 1982)af Louis L Amour
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Fiction.
Western.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
In one swift moment, a fall wiped away his memory. All he knew for certain was that someone wanted him deadâ??and that he had better learn why. But everywhere he turned there seemed to be more questionsâ??or people too willing to hide the truth behind a smoke screen of lies. He had only the name he had been told was his own, his mysterious skill with a gun, and a link to a half million dollarsâ?? worth of buried gold as evidence of his past life. Was the treasure his? Was he a thief? A killer? He didnâ??t have the answers, but he needed them soon. Because what he still didnâ??t know about himself, others didâ??and if he didnâ??t unlock the secret of his past, he wasnâ??t going t No library descriptions found. |
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