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M.J. Moore

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I was born in Australia in 1972, and still live here with my son, Griff, and our two neurotic dogs. I've been writing and reading horror since before I was old enough to do either. The first horror novel I ever read was Pet Sematary by Stephen King (not a bad introduction to the genre, huh?). I love horror movies, although I admit to being one of those people who watches them with her hands up to her face most of the time!

TRAILS, is a collection of four short horror stories about four people whose actions leave a trail of consequences, and who (or what) follows those trails. Very dark, very violent in places, (in other words, it's a horror book). It's available on Kindle here: http://amzn.com/B00D9Y7DIG

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	Trails 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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