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City Hall, Tome 1

Name: City Hall, Tome 1
Rating: 3.56 (284 reviews)
Author: Rémi Guérin

Rémi Guérin

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Imaginez un monde où tout ce que vous écrivez prendrait vie. Imaginez maintenant qu’un individu ait décidé d’utiliser cette arme avec les plus sombres desseins… À situation exceptionnelle, mesure exceptionnelle ! Les forces de police de City Hall n’ont d’autre choix que de faire appel à deux des plus fines plumes de Londres : Jules Verne et Arthur Conan Doyle…

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