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The Duke's agent

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Raif Jarrett has returned from battle and is seeking a quiet life as agent to the Duke of Penrith. But when he is sent Woolbridge to settle the affairs of one of the Duke's tenants after his sudden death, Jarrett …

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Raif Jarrett has returned from battle and is seeking a quiet life as agent to the Duke of Penrith. But when he is sent Woolbridge to settle the affairs of one of the Duke's tenants after his sudden death, Jarrett finds a network of crime and corruption lurking in the sleepy Durham town. Jarrett's investigation is thwarted at every turn by the town's powerful magistrate. When a local beauty dies in tragic circumstances, Jarrrett is accused of her murder - and has to fight for his life as he desperately seeks to uncover the truth.

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"Raif Jarrett has returned from battle and is seeking a quiet life as agent to the Duke of Penrith. But when he is sent Woolbridge to settle the affairs of …"

— Margaret

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