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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      First published by Michael Joseph, Penguin Books, in 2008

      Copyright © Charles Cumming 2008

      Cover photographs © Nik Keevil/Arcangel Images (man); Shutterstock.com (background)

      Charles Cumming asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780007487189

      Ebook Edition © 2013 ISBN: 9780007487219

      Version: 2015-07-07