Bellman & Black: A Novel

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#1 New York Times bestselling authorlt An astonishing work of genius. Bookreporter Magically transformative. Bookpagelt Can one moment in time haunt you forever? From the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Tale comes a poetic and mysterious (Booklist) story that will haunt you to your very core.Caught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. It is a small but cruel act, and is soon forgotten. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to have put the whole incident behind him. It was as if he never killed the thing at all. But rooks donrsquo;t forget ;Years later, when a stranger mysteriously enters William life, his fortunes begin to turn and the terrible and unforeseen consequences of his past indiscretion take root. In a desperate bid to save the only precious thing he has left, he enters into a rather strange bargain, with an even stranger partner. Together, they found a decidedly macabre business.And Bellman Black is born.

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