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The Secret History (Hardback)
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Short Description for The Secret HistoryA dazzling feat of psychological suspense: a big, richly textured, and hypnotic novel of golden youth corrupted by its own moral arrogance. In a calm voice, Richard recalls--years after the fact--how he came to a small uppercrust New England college, was amazed to be accepted into its ultimate inner circle, and was enmeshed in a murderous plot.
Full description- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Published: 01 July 2002
- Format: Hardback 523 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Thrillers
- ISBN 13: 9780679410324 ISBN 10: 0679410325
- Sales rank: 268,844
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