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Clarissa, the second wife of henry hailsham brown, is adept at spinning tales of adventure for their bored diplomatic circle. It was an adaptation of the play spiders web by agatha christie, and a rare technicolor a feature from the danzigers. I added this to my collection of cd audio tapes, another cracking good story from agatha christie i listen to all my cds while doing two 3,000 piece jigsaw puzzles which i get as a christman present. Spiders web is a play by crime writer agatha christie.
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