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The Stranger on the Train by Abbie Taylor

The Stranger on the Train

by Abbie Taylor
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"Are you all right?" a woman asked.

"Someone call an ambulance."

They swirled, blurred, and were gone.

Excerpted from The Stranger on the Train by Abbie Taylor. Copyright © 2014 by Abbie Taylor. Excerpted by permission of Atria/Emily Bestler Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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