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Excerpt from Headhunters on My Doorstep by J. Maarten Troost, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Headhunters on My Doorstep

A True Treasure Island Ghost Story

by J. Maarten Troost

Headhunters on My Doorstep by J. Maarten Troost X
Headhunters on My Doorstep by J. Maarten Troost

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    Aug 2013, 304 pages

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    Jun 2014, 304 pages

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So this was bad. And it happened on a continent. In my mind, the case was closed.

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Excerpted from Headhunters on My Doorstep by J. Maarten Troost. Copyright © 2013 by J. Maarten Troost. Excerpted by permission of Gotham Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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