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Disappearance at Hangman’s Bluff
Copyright © 2014 by J. E. Thompson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Thompson, J. E.
Disappearance at Hangman’s Bluff : a Felony Bay mystery / J. E. Thompson. — First edition.
pages cm
Summary: “When Abbey and Bee’s neighbor’s dog, Yemassee, is kidnapped, they decide it’s their job to find the men who took him”— Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-0-06-210449-6 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-06-210449-6 (hardcover)
EPUB Edition JULY 2014 ISBN 9780062104519
[1. Mystery and detective stories. 2. Robbers and outlaws—Fiction. 3. Best friends—Fiction. 4. Friendship—Fiction. 5. Charleston (S.C.)—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.T3715957Dis 20142014001882
[Fic]—dc23
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