This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

HOLY CHOW. Copyright © 2022 by Tara Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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Cover design by Rowen Davis and David Baldeosingh Rotstein

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Rosenfelt, David, author.

Title: Holy chow / David Rosenfelt.

Description: First Edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2022. | Series: An Andy Carpenter Novel; 25

Identifiers: LCCN 2022010217 | ISBN 9781250828873 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250828880 (ebook)

Classification: LCC PS3618.O838 H65 2022 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022010217

eISBN 9781250828880

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First Edition: 2022