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.

WHERE THERE WAS FIRE. Copyright © 2023 by John Manuel Arias. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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Cover design and illustration by Rafael Nobre

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

Names: Arias, John Manuel, author.

Title: Where there was fire / John Manuel Arias.

Description: First edition. | New York: Flatiron Books, 2023.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022051515 | ISBN 9781250817389 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250817402 (ebook)

Subjects: LCGFT: Domestic fiction. | Novels.

Classification: LCC PS3601.R49 W47 2023 | DDC 813/.6—dc23/eng/20230501

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022051515

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First Edition: 2023