kiss her goodbye by mickey spillane and max allan collins (excerpt)

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KISSHER

GOODBYE M a x a l l a

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KISSHER

GOODBYE



Kiss Her

GoodbyeA M I K E H A M M E R N O V E L

by Mickey Spillane

and Max Allan Collins

an otto p enzler b ook

houghton mifflin harcourt2011 boston new york



C © 2011 M S P LLC

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