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Автор: Margaret Haffner
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       A KILLING FROST

       Margaret Haffner

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      First published in Great Britain in 1994 by Collins Crime Club

      Copyright © Margaret Haffner 1994

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      Ebook Edition © MARCH 2017 ISBN: 9780008252717

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      For Simon, Carl, and especially Doug

      for their patience and support

       A KILLING FROST

      Desperate to escape Kingsport and its horrifying memories, Catherine Edison arranges a sabbatical in southern Ontario. Atawan seems to be a friendly village, and she and her daughter settle quite happily into a big old house there. But why was the rent so cheap? And why does everyone shun the pleasant auto mechanic who fixes her car?

      Anxious to keep a low profile, Catherine tries to ignore the disturbing undercurrents of Atawan, but gradually she and her daughter get dragged into the whirlpool of intrigue. For beneath its calm surface, Atawan seethes with hatred and deceit, and has done ever since the brutal murder of a local woman and the acquittal of the man they believe to be guilty.

      When Catherine and her daughter befriend the wrong people, she finds herself asking questions that somebody doesn’t want answered. Little by little the circle of inquiry tightens until Catherine herself is at the very centre, and to find the truth, she must put her own life on the line …

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Chapter 20

       Chapter 21

       Chapter 22

       Chapter 23

       Chapter 24

       Chapter 25

       Chapter 26

       Chapter 27

       Chapter 28