I want to thank Ernie Chiara, for being a good friend, a good reader, a good writer, and also for making me try oysters since I’ve now written about them in both books. They did taste like “the sea,” as described.
Finally, thanks to Joanna Schroeder for all the things, including but not limited to: watching bad movies with me, watching good movies with me, petting cats, taking trips and awkward selfies, being good company, your sense of humor and kindness, and believing in me even when I don’t.
Also by Kristen Lepionka
The Last Place You Look
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
KRISTEN LEPIONKA is also the author of The Last Place You Look. She grew up mostly in her local public library, where she could be found with a big stack of adult mysteries before she was out of middle school. Her writing has been selected for Shotgun Honey, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Grift, and Black Elephant. She is also the editor of Betty Fedora, a journal that publishes feminist crime fiction. Kristen lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her partner and two cats. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Acknowledgments
Also By Kristen Lepionka
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.
WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. Copyright © 2018 by Kristen Lepionka. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First Edition: May 2018
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