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Although the book has several flaws, i am looking forward to more entries in what will hopefully become a series centering around laetitia rodd. The secrets of wishtide kate saunders 9781632864512. The secrets of wishtide a laetitia rodd mystery ebook. Suddenly, letty is solving quite a few more mysteries than she signed on for. One of the things that immediately drew me to this book was the publishers claiming it would delight fans of agatha christie and m. The secrets of wishtide a laetitia rodd mystery kindle.
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