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Absolutely stunning.' - M W Craven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM CWA DAGGER AND DOUBLE McILVANNEY AWARD WINNER \u003c\/strong\u003eCRAIG RUSSELL \u003cstrong\u003eCOMES ANOTHER DARK, GRIPPING MASTERPIECE . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark, riveting thriller set in 1920s Hollywood about \"the greatest horror movie ever made\", the curse said to surround it, and a deadly search, decades later, for the single copy rumoured still to exist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1927\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hollywood studio fixer Mary Rourke is called to the palatial home of \"the most desirable woman in the world\", silent movie actress Norma Carlton, star of \u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Playground\u003c\/em\u003e. When Rourke finds Carlton dead, she wonders if the dark rumours she's heard are true: that \u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Playground\u003c\/em\u003e really is a cursed production. 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Another winner for a consummate storyteller.' - Douglas Skelton \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gloriously diabolical. A terrifying thrill ride through the hidden chasms of the human soul.' - Chris Brookmyre, author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Widow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI absolutely adored it. Intense, harrowing and hugely entertaining. Craig Russell conjures the kind of spine-tingling tale that kept me reading through the night. Spectacular. - Chris Whittaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The story is a thrilling ride through the murky depths of madness and horror, written with all Craig's trademark skill and style. Definitely five stars from me' James Oswald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A Gothic masterpiece which will lead you so far into the darkness that you won't know who to trust. Another splendid offering from a writer who is top of his game. 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