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Blanche et l’Oeil du grand khan

Name: Blanche et l’Oeil du grand khan
Rating: 3.52 (33 reviews)
Author: Hervé Jubert

Hervé Jubert

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“Pour le grand khan trouver, L’Hydre décapiter, Ses six têtes aligner…”
Le grand khan ! Cette bague fabuleuse dont la trace a été perdue et qui serait cachée quelque part dans Paris. Tous les assoiffés de pouvoir la convoitent. Alors que son oncle Gaston traque un tueur sans visage, Blanche s’engage dans une fabuleuse chasse au trésor pour trouver l’Œil du grand khan avant l’Hydre, reine cachée du crime parisien.

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