Dennis Lehane 2003
- What it is
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A twist at the end that changes everything · properly scary
- Genre
- Mystery Thriller Crime
- Feels
- Chilling Unsettling Mysterious Dark Tense
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Properly scary · a twist at the end that changes everything
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Properly scary · a twist at the end that changes everything
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