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.

DEATH RATTLE

Copyright © 2020 by Alexander Gilly

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

Names: Gilly, Alex, author.

Title: Death rattle / Alex Gilly.

Description: First edition. | New York: Forge, 2020.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020016314 (print) | LCCN 2020016315 (ebook) |

ISBN 9780765377333 (hardback) | ISBN 9781466855144 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3607.I4517 D43 2020 (print) | LCC PS3607. I4517 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020016314

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eISBN 9781466855144

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First Edition: 2020