MELVILLE INTERNATIONAL CRIME

MELVILLE HOUSEBROOKLYN, NEW YORK

TRANSLATED BY ED EMERY

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First published in !"## as El delantero centro fue asesinado al atardecer by Editorial Planeta, S.A., Barcelona

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