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A serial killer is stalking the streets of Boston during the coldest winter on record...

Trade Review
Brutally realistic...The authors give us one last, lingering look at the good-bad old days * New York Times Book Review *
This is a bone-crunching, gut-wrenching novel that captures the atmosphere of a city in decay and its inhabitants. It delivers noir fiction like we always want it to be * Kirkus Reviews *
O'Malley and Purdy bring postwar Boston to life, making neighbourhoods feel as distinct as separate countries...They have delivered a love-letter to a Boston that's long gone. * Publishers Weekly *
Gorgeous...A noir novel can be the high, slippery tightrope of mysteries. It's difficult to sustain a dark, moody balance; many writers slide right off into caricature. But O'Malley and Purdy let in just enough daylight - even if it's harsh winter light - to hold out hope of redemption. * WBUR *

Serpents in the Cold

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    A Paperback / softback by Douglas Graham Purdy, Thomas O'Malley

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 16 June 2016
      ISBN-13 9781444754261
      978-1444754261
      ISBN-10 1444754262

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A serial killer is stalking the streets of Boston during the coldest winter on record...

      Trade Review
      Brutally realistic...The authors give us one last, lingering look at the good-bad old days * New York Times Book Review *
      This is a bone-crunching, gut-wrenching novel that captures the atmosphere of a city in decay and its inhabitants. It delivers noir fiction like we always want it to be * Kirkus Reviews *
      O'Malley and Purdy bring postwar Boston to life, making neighbourhoods feel as distinct as separate countries...They have delivered a love-letter to a Boston that's long gone. * Publishers Weekly *
      Gorgeous...A noir novel can be the high, slippery tightrope of mysteries. It's difficult to sustain a dark, moody balance; many writers slide right off into caricature. But O'Malley and Purdy let in just enough daylight - even if it's harsh winter light - to hold out hope of redemption. * WBUR *

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