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Owen laukkanen was born in vancouver, british columbia in 1983, and grew up in windsor, ontario. Author owen laukkanen bio and signed books vj books. This is why i took interest in owen laukkanens debut novel the professionals. While miranda and katie are childhood friends and bonded with julien, mark, samira, giles, nick, and bo while they were at oxford or soon after, emma didnt become part of the group until she married mark just a few years ago. If this book appeals then you might also like to try the cold cold ground by adrian mckinty and tell no one by harlan coben.
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