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Kirst has let no opportunity slip by to satirize the fake quality of self justification that some of us seem to specialize in. The suspects are winnowed down to three highranking german generals, two of whom are involved in a conspiracy to dethrone hitler. A novel is a thriller novel by german writer hans hellmut kirst, published in 1962. Hans hellmut kirst has 69 books on goodreads with 4424 ratings. Books by hans hellmut kirst author of the night of the.
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