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Minotaur Books
June 2009
On Sale: June 9, 2009
400 pages
ISBN: 031238114X
EAN: 9780312381141
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Suspense | Mystery
Clara Benning, a veterinary surgeon in charge of a
wildlife hospital in a small English village, is young and
intelligent, but nearly a recluse. Disfigured by a
childhood accident, she generally prefers the company of
animals to people. But when a local man dies following a
supposed snakebite, Clara’s expertise is needed. She’s
chilled to learn that the victim’s postmortem shows a
higher concentration of venom than could ever be found in
a single snake—and that therefore the killer must be
human.
Assisted by a soft-spoken neighbor and an
eccentric reptile expert, Clara unravels sinister links to
an abandoned house, an ancient ritual, and a fifty-year-
old tragedy that has left the survivors secretive. But for
someone the truth must remain buried in the past—even if
they have to kill to keep it
there.
Awakening is a disturbing tale of
dark secrets and insidious rituals that will have readers
unable to stop for a breath until they’ve reach the
stunning climax of this extraordinary read from the author
of the acclaimed debut novel Sacrifice.
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