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“Getting rid of the mirrors—what a joke that was. Just hiding the truth. All those smashed mirrors in the town dump. All that bad luck circling back to her.”

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Adrian McKinty is an Irish novelist known for his suspense and crime novels. Born in 1968, his works are often set in Ireland and Northern Ireland, blending historical and contemporary elements. more

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