THE FROZEN RIVER
First published in Australia in 2023 by
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First published in the United States in 2023 by Doubleday, a division of Penguin
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© Ariel Lawhon 2023
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ISBN: 9781761423413
ISBN-13: 978-1-7614-2342-0 (eBook)
Cover images: Oskar Ulvur/Trevillion, den-belitsky/Adobe Stock
Cover design: Louisa Maggio Design
Interior design: Soonyoung Kwon
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