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Retribution

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clean mid-century mystery noir romance suspense

Katherine loves her fiancé Johnny, there’s no question about it. But when he appears suspiciously on the scene of a murder, his past begins to haunt her. Can she resolve her feelings of doubt and follow her heart? Millionaire playboy Wesley loves Katherine. The fact that she’s having doubts about her fiance suits him just fine—he’s having doubts about Johnny’s innocence himself. However, it doesn’t suit him fine that Johnny’s involvement with the murder could be putting Katherine's life in jeopardy…  Set in the late 1940’s San Francisco.

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