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Blood Runs Cold, by Alex Barclay

Blood Runs Cold
by Alex Barclay
Harper, 2008

http://www.alexbarclay.co.uk/

 

Just Finished

I have given this novel to two people for Christmas.

Full review soon.

Plus, maybe, a conversation with one of those two about what we liked and did not like.

Alex Barclay's debut, <I>Darkhouse</I>, was one of the best books that Critical Mick read in 2006. Though it improvises off the novel's excellent elements, Mick's unruly review makes no sense.

Alex Barclay's debut, Darkhouse, was one of the best books that Critical Mick read in 2006. Though it improvises off the novel's excellent elements, Mick's unruly review makes no sense.

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