by Ellen Hart
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Cast of Characters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Also by Ellen Hart
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.
Published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
TWISTED AT THE ROOT. Copyright © 2019 by Ellen Hart. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Cover illustration by Teresa Fasolino
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Hart, Ellen, author.
Title: Twisted at the root / Ellen Hart.
Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2019.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019008879 | ISBN 9781250308429 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250308436 (ebook)
Subjects: | GSAFD: Mystery stories.
Classification: LCC PS3558.A6775 T88 2019 | DDC 813/.54—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019008879
eISBN 9781250308436
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First Edition: August 2019
