Barracuda in the Attic by Kipp Friedman - Chapter 1

BARRACUDA IN THE ATTIC

by Kipp Friedman

Cover art by Drew Friedman Foreword by Bruce Jay Friedman Afterword by Josh Alan Friedman

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