A Brush with Death
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Last published Mon, Jul 25, 2022
What has a murdered artist to do with a hi-tech project?
How do national politics collide with a sleepy seaside town?
Why does Britain's elite want to stop DCI Jack Dawkins' investigations?
What he found was that a small-time burglary led to a billion-dollar international plot.
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