Son Of The Circus

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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'The doctor was fated to go back to Bombay; he would keep returning again and again - if not forever, at least for as long as there were dwarves in the circus.'Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr Farrokh Daruwalla is a Canadian citizen - a 59-year-old orthopaedic surgeon, living in Toronto. Once, twenty years ago, Dr Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa. Now, two decades later, the doctor will be reacquainted with the murderer...

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1995-09-01
Mått128 x 198 x 39 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor784
FörlagTransworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN9780552996051

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