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The Devil's Wind by Richard Rayner

The Devil's Wind

by Richard Rayner
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  • First Published:
  • Feb 1, 2005, 338 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jan 2006, 352 pages
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Neo-noir novel set in 1950s Las Vegas
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This review was originally published in The BookBrowse Review in March 2005, and has been updated for the February 2006 edition. Click here to go to this issue.

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  Origin of Las Vegas

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