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Published May 2007
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Published Jun 2004
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Published Feb 2004
Read ReviewsRiveting, harrowing, and unforgettable, Keeping Watch takes psychological suspense to its most dizzying heights and proves again why Laurie R. King has been called by both readers and critics an undisputed master of suspense.
by Jeffery Deaver
Published Mar 1999
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