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St. Martin's Publishing Group 2011
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Louise Penny. (2011). A Trick of the Light. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

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Louise Penny. 2011. A Trick of the Light. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

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Louise Penny, A Trick of the Light. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2011.

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Louise Penny. A Trick of the Light. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2011.

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    "Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. "Sweet relationships are dead."
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    "Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie [but] it sells her short. Her characters are too rich, her grasp of nuance and human psychology too firm...." —Booklist (starred review)

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