Second life : a novel /

"Second Life takes us into the strange world of the second life of bodies and what happens to the physical vessel after one dies. Elena Kelly is a body broker or "corpse wrangler," one of the best in her field. When she became too ambitious, cut too many corners and too many ethical (...

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Main Author: Griner, Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Soft Skull Press, [2015]
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