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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bowen, Rhys.
Queen of hearts / Rhys Bowen.—First edition.
pages cm—(A royal spyness mystery ; 8)
ISBN 978-0-425-26036-4 (hardback)
1. Mothers and daughters—Fiction. 2. Motion picture producers and directors—Crimes against—Fiction. 3. English—United States—Fiction. 4. Aristocracy (Social class)—Fiction. [1. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)—History—20th century—Fiction.] I. Title.
PR6052.O848Q84 2014
823'.914—dc23
2014005612
FIRST EDITION: August 2014
Cover illustration by John Mattos.
Cover design by Rita Frangie.
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.