Father and Son

A Novel

by Peter Maas

ISBN: 0671631721
ISBN-13: 9780671631727
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1989

Publisher's Notes

New York executive Michael McGuire finds his relationship with his son changed and his life endangered when he becomes involved in an IRA gunrunning plot.

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