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.

DARKNESS, SING ME A SONG. Copyright © 2017 by David Housewright. 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: Housewright, David, 1955– author.

Title: Darkness, sing me a song / David Housewright.

Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2018.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017041312 | ISBN 9781250094476 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250094483 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Private investigators—Fiction. | Murder—Investigation—Fiction. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3558.O8668 D37 2018 | DDC 813/.54—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017041312

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First Edition: January 2018