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Eight‑year‑old Edgar Fini remembers nothing of the accident that claimed his father, only that his mother is wounded and his grandmother speaks of spirits. When Edgar encounters a mysterious man who shares a similar tragedy, the boy is drawn into a hidden world where the boundary between the living and the dead blurs. To protect her son, Edgar’s single mother, Lucy, must face the unresolved demons of her own history, blending suspense with the emotional depth of family bonds.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Suspense/Supernatural Suspense
Authors: Victor Lodato
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