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In a sudden traffic collision, the driver’s brakes fail, and the car crashes into a tree, bringing a tragic end to one brother’s life. The surviving sister is left to mourn a brother who dies from massive head injuries, yet her grief is compounded by the unnerving absence of his right arm—gone as if someone had taken it. The incident raises unsettling questions that blur the line between mundane tragedy and inexplicable mystery.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Ramsey Campbell
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