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In the second of architectturnednovelist belfoures historical homages to his profession the paris architect, 20, the protagonist, john cross, is a talented designer whose rank in the citys rarified oldmoney society seems. House of thieves delivers the same pageturning, i must know what happens next drama as the paris architect which was my introduction to mr. The house of thieves by charles belfoure is a story about the double lives a family chooses to live. Fishpond singapore, house of thieves by charles belfourebuy. Buy house of thieves by belfoure, charles from amazons fiction books store. Fiction, thriller and tagged charles belfoure, house of thieves, thriller.
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