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Jim Reviews: Jack of Spies – David Downing

I’m normally terrible about staying on top of my favorite authors and genres. I’ll find out about a book months after it’s been released and be mystified as to how I could have missed it. But this time was different. David Downing’s (author of the John Russell/Station series) Jack of Spies kept popping up on…

June 6, 2014 in Historical Fiction, Jim Reviews.

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The Library's Biography Book Club meets on the third Monday of the month (except July and August) at 6:30 pm on Zoom. New members are always welcome. To register, visit the library's calendar of events, choose the event, and click on register. A zoom link will be emailed to the registrants the morning of the book club meeting.

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