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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Wilson, Carter (Novelist), author.

Title: Mister Tender's girl / Carter Wilson.

Description: Naperville, Il : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2018]

Identifiers: LCCN 2017014795 | (trade pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Psychological fiction. | GSAFD: Suspense fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3623.I57787 M57 2018 | DDC 813/.6--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017014795