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Old Alex

Peter O’Donnell · 1996

Synopsis

Trapped in a Pyrenean cave, Modesty faces a slow death while Salamander Four closes in. A stranger offers an unexpected chance of survival.

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Souvenir Press / Profile Books: Cobra Trap ↗

Publishers Weekly: Cobra Trap review ↗

Reviewed 2026-11-01

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