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The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death‑row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re‑imagining life around him. A female investigator searches for buried information from prisoners' pasts that can save those soon‑to‑be executed. Digging into the background of a killer named York, she uncovers wrenching truths that challenge familiar notions of victim and criminal, innocence and guilt, and reveals shocking secrets of her own.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Speculative Fiction/Magical Realism
Authors: Rene Denfeld
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