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Dazzling wordplay: Man-Eating Typewriter, by Richard Milward, reviewed

A deranged anarchist plans to commit the crime of a century – with Polari, coded messages and a faulty typewriter contributing to the mayhem

Richard Milward. [Beth Davis]
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  • Man-Eating Typewriter

    Richard Milward

    White Rabbit, pp. 536, £25

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