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Name: Cold Heaven
Author: Brian Moore

A boating accident off the coast of Nice is reported to have killed Dr. Alex Davenport, leaving his wife Marie, a young and attractive woman, suddenly widowed at a moment she was already planning to leave him for another man. But when Alex’s body disappears from the morgue, and his plane ticket and passport go missing, Marie is drawn into a haunting mystery. A strange, supernatural thread weaves through the investigation, with hypnotic fascination at its heart, challenging her perception of reality and compelling her to confront the bizarre remnants of her husband's life.

First publish date: June 1984

Genre: Suspense/Supernatural Suspense

Authors: Brian Moore

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