# The Devil's Footprints

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- Authors: [John Burnside](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-burnside)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2014-04-03

## Description

Once, on a winter's night many years ago, after a heavy snow, the devil passed through the Scottish fishing town of Coldhaven, leaving a trail of dark hoofprints across the streets and roofs of the sleeping town. Michael Gardiner has lived in Coldhaven all his life, but still feels like an outsider, a blow-in. When Moira Birnie decides that her abusive husband is the devil and then kills herself and her two young sons, a terrible chain of events begins. Michael's infatuation with Moira's teenage daughter takes him on a journey towards a defined fate, where he is forced to face his present and then, finally, his past...

## Editions

### The Devil's Footprints

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9947-954-3
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2014-04-03
- Language: en_GB

### The Devil's Footprints

- Publisher: anchor
- ISBN: 978-03-0738-582-6
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2009-02-10
- Language: en_US