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A Pinch of Snuff

by Reginald Hill

ISBN: 0440169127
ISBN-13: 9780440169123
Format: Paperback

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An arty sex film, an actress with broken teeth and a bloody face, and the death of a film theater's proprietor put Superintendent Dalziel and Detective Pascoe in the middle of "A Pinch of Snuff."

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Publisher: Dell Pub Co
Published date: 1990
Size: 4.5 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds

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A routine visit to the dentist involves Police Inspector Pascoe in a bizarre case concerning the making of pornographic films in which people are actually killed on camera.

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