title: Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations
author: Olivier Le Carrer
description: "...an enticing tour of frightening places around the world..."<b><i>Shelf Awareness</i></b><br /><br />"Olivier Le Carrer's <i>Atlas of Cursed Places</i> is many things - travel writing, folklore, true crime, history, map porn - all wrapped up in a rather splendid package....Given its tales of ghosts, dragons and disasters both natural and manmade, Le Carrer's <i>Atlas</i> represents a fresh boarding pass to leap aboard the world of geography, even for the geographaphobic among us."<b><i>BookGasm</i></b><br /><br />"Perfect for the macabre traveler with a sense of humor."<b><i><i>New York Post</i></i></b><br /><br />"....morbidly delightful collection of maps and essays about locations that probably make actual visitors a bit nervous."<b><i><i>Dayton Daily News</i></i></b><br /><br />"[For] those who believe the world is still full of mysteries to investigate."<!--EndFragment--><b><i>Atlas Obscura</i></b>
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  SCENT OF DANGER
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Alexa Verde
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Book 3 in the Secrets of Rios Azules Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2016 by Olga Grun writing as Alexa Verde
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
  form, stored in any retrieval system, posted on any website, or transmitted in
  any form or by any means, without written permission from the publisher,
  except for brief quotations in reviews and articles.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events and incidents are
  either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, business establishments,
  events or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Edited by Amy Knupp. Digital formatting by L.K. Campbell. Cover by Elle J
  Rossi.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction](../Text/part0003.html#a15)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](../Text/part0006.h