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The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason

The Rule of Four

by Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
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  • May 11, 2004, 384 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jun 2005, 464 pages
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Murders, romances, dangers and detection. 1st Novel
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'An astonishingly good debut.... Academic evil stalks the campus and no one is safe.... Intricate, erudite, and intensely pleasurable.' - Kirkus Reviews.

This review first ran in the July 6, 2005 issue of BookBrowse Recommends.

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