Willem said:
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Ok. Ok. Of course, I ordered this book.Twelve men in an 1860s gold rush saloon - prospectors, chancers, desperate men with secrets, far from civilisation, probably drunk or getting there. I mean to say, who would not stay up until 3 AM page thumbing ...more "
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"AH! Now I'm more into it! Catton builds a web: everyone lies to everyone else. Carver/Wells using multiple names
Lauderback's affair with Lydia, she's married to Carver/Wells
Carver blackmails Lauderback with forged shipping receipts
Missing crate - Balfour knows it's gone, won't tell Lauderback.
Lauderback claims he doesn't know what "twinkle" Carver has on him; he clearly does
Balfour catches that lie at the end" — Jan 19, 2026 02:57AM
"AH! Now I'm more into it! Catton builds a web: everyone lies to everyone else. Carver/Wells using multiple names
Lauderback's affair with Lydia, she's married to Carver/Wells
Carver blackmails Lauderback with forged shipping receipts
Missing crate - Balfour knows it's gone, won't tell Lauderback.
Lauderback claims he doesn't know what "twinkle" Carver has on him; he clearly does
Balfour catches that lie at the end" — Jan 19, 2026 02:57AM
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