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    <body><![CDATA[I rather disliked this earlier work of Piccirilli's.  It felt like it had very little coherent plot, and even the lurking evil behind the whole book was ill-defined.  To be sure, the book is filled with a dark, brooding atmosphere, but the author fails to tie all the pieces together into something t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71372062">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[strong visuals, great sensory words that evoke imagery and draw you into the story. lyrical sentences, good, solid writing and tense, believable ending.]]></body>
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