First published in the UK in 2024 by Head of Zeus,
part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Published by arrangement with G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of
Penguin Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House LLC

Copyright © C.J. Box, 2024

The moral right of C.J. Box to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

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

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ISBN (HB): 9781803284026

ISBN (XTPB): 9781803284033

ISBN (E): 9781803284002

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