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.

OLD SCORES. Copyright © 2017 by Will Thomas. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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

Names: Thomas, Will, 1958– author.

Title: Old scores: a Barker & Llewelyn novel / Will Thomas.

Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2017.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017018848 | ISBN 9781250077967 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781466890299 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Barker, Cyrus (Fictitious character)—Fiction. | Private investigators—England—London—Fiction. | Great Britain—History—Victoria, 1837–1901—Fiction. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3620.H644 O43 2017 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017018848

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First Edition: October 2017