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First published as an anthology by HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
Copyright © Stuart MacBride 2015
Extract from In the Cold Dark Ground © Stuart MacBride 2015
‘DI Steel’s Bad Heir Day’ first published in the Evening Express 2010
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk Copyright © Stuart MacBride 2010
‘Stramash’ first published as part of the Isle of Jura Distillery’s Writers’ Retreat. Copyright © Stuart MacBride 2011
The 45% Hangover first published by HarperCollinsPublishers. Copyright © Stuart MacBride 2014
22 Dead Little Bodies first published by HarperCollinsPublishers Copyright © Stuart MacBride 2015
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Ebook Edition © NOVEMBER 2015 ISBN: 9780008141776
Version: 2015-10-24
Contents
Copyright
The Introduction
22 Dead Little Bodies
Dedication
Without Whom
— one small step (one giant leap) —
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
— dearly beloved —
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
— they never get rid of the shoes —
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
— every silver lining —
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
— boxes, bins and dead little bodies —
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
DI Steel’s Bad Heir Day
December 23rd
Stramash
The 45% Hangover
Friday 19th September: (The Day After)
Chapter 0
Thursday 18th September: (Referendum Day)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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About the Author
By Stuart MacBride
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