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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in paperback format. Marshall was charged with and later convicted of the contract killing of his wife, maria. Angela cook, daily express, 16 november 2007 funny as it is, its an extremely disturbing book and readers are advised not to go anywhere crowded or to any fastfood outlet or beach. Blind faith ebook by ben elton 9781407033839 rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blind faith. Im a fan of ben elton, having read quite a few of his books, but i looked at the blurb on blind faith and it struck me as very 1984 ish in the storyline.
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