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The Blood Tree

by Paul Johnston · 1957

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It is 2026, and Edinburgh is an independent state. A break-in at the former Scottish parliament archive is followed by two murders, the victims covered with blood-drenched branches. Before Quint Dalrymple can figure out what is going on, Edinburgh's brightest teenagers are spirited away to the feared city-state of Glasgow.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 434 pages

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