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Also by Hans Olav Lahlum
THE HUMAN FLIES
First published in the UK 2015 by Mantle
This electronic edition published 2015 by Mantle
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ISBN 978-0-230-76954-0
Copyright © Hans Olav Lahlum,2011
English translation copyright © Kari Dickson, 2015
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Originally published in 2011 as Satellittmenneskene by Cappelen Damm, Oslo
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Table of Contents
Title page
Dedication page
Contents
DAY ONE: An Unexpected Storm Warning
DAY TWO: Ten Living and One Dead
DAY THREE: The Box That Contained Something Strange
DAY FOUR: On the Trail of a Lonesome Horseman
DAY FIVE: On Overgrown Paths
DAY SIX: Long Day’s Journey Into Night
DAY SEVEN: Satellites in Fast Motion
DAY EIGHT: When the Iron Curtain Falls
Epilogue
Author’s Afterword
Also by Hans Olav Lahlum
Copyright page
Satellite People Page 31