Hellion - The Curse of Snakes

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<p><b>'Something had been released into the night streets. It moved unnoticed and sucked the life from people. It caused slow painful death, but even those who could sense its presence were too scared to admit it was there.</b> <b></b> <b>And now, with quiet deliberation, it was heading for the street where I lived.'</b> <b></b> Red Hellion lives opposite the creepy, tightly locked Torrington Park, or 'Viper's Green'. Walking home from school one day he meets Max, who is trying to break in. Before he knows it, Red finds himself sucked into Max's plans to discover the whereabouts of his father, who disappeared weeks before under sinister circumstances connected with the park. But neither Max nor Red realize just how much their lives are at risk. Their investigations into the park are linked to the terrible the legend of Medusa, and are about to lead them into horrific danger...</p>

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<b>Christopher Fowler</b>is the author of more than forty novels (fifteen of which feature the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit) and short story collections. The recipient of many awards, including the coveted CWA Dagger in the Library, Chris has also written screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two critically acclaimed memoirs,<i>Paperboy</i>and<i>Film Freak</i>. His most recent book is<i>The Book of Forgotten Authors</i>, drawn from his Invisible Ink columns in the<i>Independent on Sunday.</i>Chris divides his time between London's Kings Cross and Barcelona. You can find out more by visiting his website and following him on Twitter.

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