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And Bellman & Black is born..
Together, they found a decidedly macabre business.
In a desperate bid to save the only precious thing he has left, he enters into a rather strange bargain, with an even stranger partner.
Years later, when a stranger mysteriously enters William\'s life, his fortunes begin to turn--and the terrible and unforeseen consequences of his past indiscretion take root.
But rooks don\'t forget...
It was as if he never killed the thing at all.
By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to have put the whole incident behind him.
It is a small but cruel act, and is soon forgotten.
Caught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. -- Bookpage Can one moment in time haunt you forever? From the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Tale comes a poetic and mysterious ( Booklist ) story that will haunt you to your very core. -- Bookreporter Magically transformative. #1 New York Times bestselling author An astonishing work of genius
