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Title: The Lie Destroyer Title Record # 11382
Author: John Russell Fearn
Date: 1953-11-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Synopsis: 'Bobby Carson is proud of his lying expertise. His scientist father uses him as a guinea pig for a machine which destroys his ability to be dishonest, but has unhappy social consequences. Soon criminals begin exploiting the possibilities of a world without lies in a society built upon sham and pretence. And Scotland Yard, hampered by its own guilty secrets, cannot stem the tide of blackmail...until Dr. Carson, the creator of the Lie Destroyer, again steps into the scene...' from Ulverscroft.Com.
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1953 The Lie Destroyer [as by Vargo Statten]

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The Lie Destroyer 1953-11-00 Vargo Statten Scion Ltd.  
1/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
127
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Ron Turner  
The Lie Destroyer 2010-01-01 John Russell Fearn Linford / Ulverscroft (Linford Mystery Library) 978-1-84782-979-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
225
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
The Lie Destroyer 2023-02-19 Vargo Statten Faded Page 20230228
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
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