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    The Skin Underneath
    The Skin Underneath
    The Skin Underneath
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    The Skin Underneath

    By R.G. King

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    A gritty, urban novel, The Skin Underneath will show you what it’s like to have died and walk again, to live among monsters, and to unceasingly preserve your humanity. This is Vin's story, a man who found out that for some, life does not end simply at death.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.G. King
    Release dateJan 5, 2010
    ISBN9781465893321
    The Skin Underneath
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    R.G. King

    Author can be reached at qrose82@yahoo.com

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