Midwinter Sacrifice

First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Hodder & Stoughton

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Originally published in Swedish in 2007 as Midvinterblod by Natur och Kultur

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English translation © Neil Smith 2011

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Epub ISBN: 9781444721546

Book ISBN: 9781444721508

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