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.

First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

SHADOWS OF THE DEAD. Copyright © 2020 by Spencer Kope. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10010.

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Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein

Cover photographs: man and landscape © Rekha Garton / Arcangel; woman © Mark Owen / Trevillion Images

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kope, Spencer, author.

Title: Shadows of the dead / Spencer Kope.

Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2020. |   Series: Special Tracking Unit; 3

Identifiers: LCCN 2020010732 | ISBN 9781250178343 (hardcover) |   ISBN 9781250178350 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Suspense fiction. | Mystery fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3561.O63 S53 2020 | DDC 813/.54—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020010732

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First Edition: 2020