The Frozen Dead
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Then there are the accomplices: the entire team of Éditions XO, beginning with Bernard Fixot himself, an uncompromising kingmaker; Édith Leblond, for her skill and support; Jean-Paul Campos, for saying he’s my number one fan; Valérie Taillefer, for her know-how and communication skills; Florence Pariente, Gwenaëlle Le Goff and of course, last but not least, Caroline Lépée, who could transform scrap metal into gold.
Finally, thanks to Gaëlle for her photographs, Patrick for his special sense of humour, Claudine and Philippe for oiling the wheels, my sister and Jo for always being there, and all the rest of the K clan: Loïc for his Brittany, Christian for his cellar (and his tools), Didier for being an ideal friend, Dominique, Ghislaine, Patricia and Nicole for their laughter.
When all is said and done, contrary to what I once thought, writing is not such a solitary activity after all.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE FROZEN DEAD. Copyright © 2011 by XO Éditions. Translation copyright © 2013 by Alison Anderson. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First published in France as Glacé by XO Éditions
First published in Great Britain by Mulholland Books, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company
First U.S. Edition: August 2014
eISBN 9781466844247
First eBook edition: July 2014