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magazine (2011) and was in talks to publish a novel that began life in the 1950s and was rejuvenated in early 2011. Robert Hale also published five novels in the last decade:
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156:These Haunted Streets
755:All the Right Noises
549:Flame in the Streets
501:Look Back on England
417:More Tales of Unease
233:Flame in the Streets
199:Pursuit Through Time
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421:New Tales of Unease
172:The Twisted Tongues
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611:A Hard Day's Night
557:The Lion of Sparta
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221:Look Back in Anger
195:The Echoing Worlds
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989:17 January
965:References
899:The Bill 6
891:The Bill 5
883:The Bill 4
875:The Bill 3
867:The Bill 2
795:Jason King
787:Dad's Army
675:The Jokers
619:The System
513:Mastermind
458:Bedabbled!
360:Jason King
255:The System
179:New Worlds
139:, and the
113:Jean Burke
80:Occupation
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958:Ladygrove
691:Privilege
474:Hang Time
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