Simisola (v.o.)Hutchinson, 1994 - 323 pages In an English town, Inspector Wexford investigates attacks on black women which lead to murder. A study of the slave-like condition of foreign domestics in Britain, who are not given the status of immigrants so they can be deported if they agitate for more money. |
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... mean , OK ? You mean he shouldn't be living in this dump ? Right , I couldn't agree more . He's moving out , in't he ? You a social worker now , are you ? ' ' I mean , ' said Vine , ' is he quite recovered from that op he had ? ' ' For ...
... mean , OK ? You mean he shouldn't be living in this dump ? Right , I couldn't agree more . He's moving out , in't he ? You a social worker now , are you ? ' ' I mean , ' said Vine , ' is he quite recovered from that op he had ? ' ' For ...
Page 234
... mean we could try checking with the computer if we knew her name . I mean , there are probably hundreds with the same name but we could . . . ' ' I don't know her name , ' Vine said , and he had a feeling he was never going to find out ...
... mean we could try checking with the computer if we knew her name . I mean , there are probably hundreds with the same name but we could . . . ' ' I don't know her name , ' Vine said , and he had a feeling he was never going to find out ...
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... mean . ' An unpleasant thought seemed to strike her . ' You don't mean you think he did it ? Killed her , I mean ? ' Vine smiled . ' Can we go into the house , Miss Graddon ? ' ' Oh , yes , sure . ' She unlocked the door . Helen ...
... mean . ' An unpleasant thought seemed to strike her . ' You don't mean you think he did it ? Killed her , I mean ? ' Vine smiled . ' Can we go into the house , Miss Graddon ? ' ' Oh , yes , sure . ' She unlocked the door . Helen ...
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