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    The Frightened Ones
    The Frightened Ones
    The Frightened Ones
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    The Frightened Ones

    By Melba Marlett

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    An exercise in fear, as a killer makes a bold prison escape, then takes refuge on a farm -- only to change forever the lives he threatens…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateMay 22, 2018
    ISBN9781479417667
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