Copyright © 2014 by William Giraldi
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Giraldi, William.
Hold the dark : a novel / William Giraldi. — First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-87140-667-5 (hardcover)
1. Wilderness areas—Alaska—Fiction. 2. Wolves—Fiction. 3. Families—Alaska—Fiction. 4. Revenge—Fiction. 5. Missing persons—Fiction. 6. Alaska—Fiction. 7. Suspense fiction. I. Title.
PS3607.I469H65 2014
813’.6—dc23
2014023730
ISBN 978-0-87140-494-7 (e-book)
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