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Who will risk everything to kill again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absolutely gripping Welsh crime novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Pearse and Lucy Foley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA brilliant Christie-esque page-turner \u003c\/b\u003ewith an amazing sense of location’ Catherine Cooper, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chalet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Atmospheric, tense, with lots of twists and turns, I couldn’t put this down. 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