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Copyright © Stuart MacBride 2015
Extract from In the Cold Dark Ground © Stuart MacBride 2015
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Source ISBN: 9780007494637
Ebook Edition © January 2015 ISBN: 9780007494620
Version: 2015-10-28
For the brave loons and quines who made Grampian Police the great force it was
Contents
Monday Backshift: Cromarty: Seven to Eight, Rising. Occasionally Severe.
Tuesday: Court: The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth.
Wednesday Backshift: Some People Just Need a Clip Round the Ear …