Copyright

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      Collins Chillers edition published 2018

      First published in Great Britain by Ash-Tree Press 1996

      Selection, introduction and notes © Hugh Lamb 2018

      Cover design by Mike Topping © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018

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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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      Source ISBN: 9780008249038

      Ebook Edition © October 2018 ISBN: 9780008249045

      Version: 2018-09-06