THE AMBIGUITY OF MURDER. Copyright © 1999 by Roderic Jeffries. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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First published in Great Britain by Collins Crime, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

First St. Martin’s Minotaur Edition: May 2001

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