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.
A CLUE TO THE EXIT. Copyright © 2000 by Edward St. Aubyn. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address Picador, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960–
A clue to the exit: a novel / Edward St. Aubyn.—First U.S. edition.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-250-04603-1 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-250-04604-8 (e-book)
1. Authors—Fiction. 2. Women gamblers—Fiction. 3. Terminally ill—Fiction. I. Title.
PR6069.T134C58 2015
823'.914—dc23
2015018598
e-ISBN 9781250046048
Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus
First U.S. Edition: September 2015