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    The Line Up
    The Line Up
    The Line Up
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    The Line Up

    By Russ Litten

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    One hungover morning Johnny crawls from the wreckage of a ruined relationship and hits the streets of Hull. But after he lands in the back of a police van with a man who looks exactly like him, it seems fate has dealt him more than he expected as he finds himself part of The Line Up.

    About the Author:
    Russ Litten was born at the end of the 60's, grew up in the 70's and left school in the 80's. He spent the subsequent decades in a bewildering variety of jobs before becoming a freelance writer at the turn of the century. After writing drama for television, radio and film, he finished his first novel, Scream If You Want To Go Faster which was published in 2011 by William Heinemann. He has recently completed his second novel and is working on a collection of short stories. He lives with his family in Kingston Upon Hull.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMendicant Bookworks
    Release dateJan 17, 2012
    ISBN9781452482576
    The Line Up
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    Russ Litten

    Typist and layabout. Author of Scream If You Want To Go Faster, out now from William Heinemann.

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