First published in 2023 by Welbeck Fiction Limited,
an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group
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Copyright © Gavin Collinson, 2023
Cover design by Simon Michele
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-80279-366-6
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-80279-367-3
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