BERKLEY

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Copyright © 2022 by The Estate of Ralph Compton

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Ebook ISBN: 9780593439708

First Edition: November 2022

Cover design by Steve Meditz

Cover image of cowboy by John Harrison / Arcangel Images

Book design by George Towne, adapted for ebook by Kelly Brennan

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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