Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. It is compounded of historical fact, myth, and imagination. Received chronology having been, at some points, an impediment to narrative, has been jostled into a better understanding of its dramatic responsibilities. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Mamet, David, author.

Title: Chicago : a novel / David Mamet.

Description: First edition. | New York, NY : Custom House, [2018]

Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Literary. | GSAFD: Suspense fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3563.A4345 (ebook) | LCC PS3563.A4345 C55 2018 (print) | DDC 813/.54--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017044007

Digital Edition February 2018 ISBN 978-0-06-279721-6

Print ISBN 978-0-06-279719-3