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

THE MAN IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN. Copyright © 2020 by Susan Cox. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein

Cover illustration © Jon Wolf

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

Names: Cox, Susan (Susan Rosemary), author.

Title: The man in the microwave oven / Susan Cox.

Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2020. | Series: Theo Bogart mysteries; 2

Identifiers: LCCN 2020033951 | ISBN 9781250116208 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250116215 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3603.O927 M34 2020 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020033951

eISBN 9781250116215

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First Edition: 2020