ABOUT THE AUTHOR
S. C. PERKINS is a sixth-generation Texan and a proud Texas A&M fan. She majored in journalism and has working as a writer or editor for most of her career, including many years as a freelance writer and editor for two educational publishing houses. Murder Once Removed was the winner of the 2017 Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery competition. She currently works for a nonprofit organization. Visit her website at scperkins.com or follow her on Twitter @SCPerkinsWriter, or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Genealogy Relationship Table
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One
Twenty-Two
Twenty-Three
Twenty-Four
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Twenty-Eight
Twenty-Nine
Thirty
Author’s Note
About the Author
Copyright
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.
MURDER ONCE REMOVED. Copyright © 2019 by Stephanie C. Perkins. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First Edition: March 2019
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