The Mackerel Plaza: A Novel
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Open Road Media, 2014.
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Peter De Vries., & Peter De Vries|AUTHOR. (2014). The Mackerel Plaza: A Novel . Open Road Media.

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Peter De Vries and Peter De Vries|AUTHOR. 2014. The Mackerel Plaza: A Novel. Open Road Media.

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Peter De Vries and Peter De Vries|AUTHOR. The Mackerel Plaza: A Novel Open Road Media, 2014.

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Peter De Vries, and Peter De Vries|AUTHOR. The Mackerel Plaza: A Novel Open Road Media, 2014.

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