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The Tiger's Gate (Oshima Tokyo Noir #1)
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I have always been interested in history, and the 1930's stood out as a time which was distant enough to have some perspective, but close enough to still have a connection to the present day. I was, perhaps, also inspired by some of the people I met
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“He ran his hand through his hair and gazed into a dark corner of the room. He wasn’t thinking, he was waiting. Somewhere there was an answer – he wasn’t sure if he wanted to find it.”
― The Tiger's Gate
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“He ran his hand through his hair and gazed into a dark corner of the room. He wasn’t thinking, he was waiting. Somewhere there was an answer – he wasn’t sure if he wanted to find it.”
― The Tiger's Gate
― The Tiger's Gate
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Hi Pam, thanks for reminding me. I have just added a comment to the thread.
Hi Chris. Can you check message 8 in your Author Spotlight thread in the group A Good Thriller? There's one small thing we need you to do in the September BOTM Thread. Thanks.