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The case of the counterfeit criminals / Jordan Stratford ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy.
When the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency takes on a new case, Ada begins to suspect that a criminal mastermind has been directing the actions of all the criminals they've encountered so far.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385754485
- ISBN: 9780385754484
- Physical Description: 193 pages : illustrations, maps.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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