First published in Great Britain in 1977 by Macmillan London Ltd
This eBook edition first published in the UK in 2014 by Head of Zeus Ltd
Copyright © Ellis Peters, 1977
Author photo by Talbot Whiteman
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The moral right of Ellis Peters to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
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 (E) 9781784080518
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