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The Angel Baby
The Angel Baby
The Angel Baby
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Murder by terror. The body of an angelic little girl washes up on a Galveston beach. Cloaked in clues that offer no rational explanation, a young and ambitious assistant district attorney assigned to help police track down the child's killer finds herself on a path that leads to a pair of amateur ghost hunters.  At first suspects in the girl's death, soon they all find themselves in a supernatural struggle for survival. They must discover a way to free themselves from the demon's web of terror both past and present or else they too will become victims of The Angel Baby.

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Release dateFeb 17, 2022
ISBN9798201636814
The Angel Baby
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Michael Swanson

Finalist for the 2021 Houston Literary Award and author of the Sci-Fi best-seller, Farlight, Michael Swanson is the author of multiple novels and short stories across a broad range of genres.

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