The girl with the clockwork heart
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Last published Mon, Aug 19, 2013
Evelyn isn't an ordinary girl...she has a clockwork heart and time is running out. After a high class prostitute is murdered Jack stumbles across Evelyn; a girl who people are desperate to silence forever and vows to protect her. But with dark forces closing in, a body pile growing by the day soon Jack finds he's risking not only his career on a make or break case of the century...but he's also risking his life. The clock is ticking; every minute counts with the girl with the clockwork heart.
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