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Fiction
Business Before Bullets
It was a neat killing and every possible detail was accounted for until the hard-boiled police sergeant decided that he wanted a cigarette
September
1
1947
ROBERT FINNEGAN
Business Before Bullets
ROBERT FINNEGAN
September
1
1947
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Fiction
Business Before Bullets
It was a neat killing and every possible detail was accounted for until the hard-boiled police sergeant decided that he wanted a cigarette
September
1
1947
ROBERT FINNEGAN
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