Japanese Title: 柩の中の猫 (Hitsugi no naka no neko)Author: Mariko Koike (小池 真理子)Translator: Deborah Boliver BoehmPublication Year: 1990 (Japan); 2009 (United States)Publisher: VerticalPages: 190 Accord…
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