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When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

Paperback (19 May 1987)

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Publisher's Synopsis

First published in 1985, the first psychothriller to feature child psychologist Alex Delaware, who is called from early retirement at 33 to investigate the case of a little girl who is refusing to speak and may be the victim of organised child molestation.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780708831410
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Sphere
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 19
Number of pages: 412
Weight: 230g
Height: 180mm
Width: 120mm

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