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.
THE PRICE OF MALICE. Copyright © 2009 by Archer Mayor. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Mayor, Archer.
The price of malice : a Joe Gunther novel / Archer Mayor. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-312-38192-9
1. Gunther, Joe (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 3. New England—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3563.A965P75 2009
813'.54—dc22
2009016657
First Edition: October 2009
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