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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

      Copyright © Charles Cumming 2016

      Cover layout design © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

      Cover photographs © Mark Owen/Trevillion Images (man, right); Tim Robinson/Arcangel Images (man, left and steps); Roy Bishop/Arcangel Images (London scene); Shutterstock.com (shoes)

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

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      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: 9780007467549

      Ebook Edition © June 2016 ISBN: 9780007467532

      Version: 2017-03-22