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BEST SELLERS. Philadelphia Daily News; Philadelphia, Pa. 10 Jan 2021: D.2 Mass Market
Paperback: Bestseller list from Publishers Weekly: Preacherās Carnage at number 5, Blood in the Dust at #7, Texas Kill of the Mountain Men at #8.
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