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A hiker's discomposing corpse is discovered by an unsuspecting tourist in a small rural village. The strange, incomprehensible murder of the hiker has everyone questioning what's really going on in this tight-lipped community. The mystery deepens as the tourist becomes the prime suspect in the murder, but nothing seems to make sense. The only thing that does is the mysterious and sinister force that's lurking in this small, isolated village. The dark underbelly of a seemingly normal community is about to be unveiled, and the fate of the people who live there is about to change forever.
First publish date: April 1990
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Peter Robinson
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