Ein eindringlicher, schneller Southern Noir um einen Mann, der von Armut, Rassismus und seinem früheren Leben an die Grenzen seiner Existenz gebracht wird.
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The halls are decked, the mistletoe hung, snow falling gently outside the window, and in the shadows, evil waits for darkness to fall. So draw up a chair, throw another log on the fire, and allow ten of history's greatest crime writers to surprise, delight and chill you to the bone with classic winter mysteries full of twists, turns and treachery.
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