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Dirty Work
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James, Ed Sala
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-05-04
- Language: English
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Regular price: $20.97
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- Kimberly
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Wow
What did you love best about Dirty Work?
I'm not often a fan of short stories but this one packed a helluva punch in a little package. Not a tear jerker, the ending left me with the sense a huge rock had been dumped in the pit of my stomach. Needless to say, it took days to digest.
Excellent narration only added to the story.