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by Saul Black


  “Honestly?”

  “Always.”

  “No, I don’t. It’s just that in all the conversations we had I don’t think you ever really told me your story. It surprises me, but I’m interested in what that might be.”

  “You’ve always been afraid of me.”

  “Yes, I have.”

  “But now you’re not.”

  “No. Now I’m not. Just curious.”

  Katherine sat back in her chair. “I read this thing once,” she said. “I forget where. It said that reading a book is a dangerous thing. It can make you find room in yourself for something you never thought you’d understand. Worse, that you never wanted to understand. Are you sure you want to understand me?”

  “No. And I’m not sure I ever would understand you, even if I wanted to.”

  Katherine’s smile broadened. She took a deep breath, and exhaled into visible relaxation.

  “I’m glad,” she said. “Now. Where should I begin?”

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Acknowledgments

  Prologue

  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

  Chapter 44

  Chapter 45

  Chapter 46

  Chapter 47

  Chapter 48

  Chapter 49

  Chapter 50

  Chapter 51

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  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.

  LOVEMURDER. Copyright © 2017 by Saul Black. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  Cover by Olga Grlic

  Cover photograph: Woman © Rekha / Trevillion Images

  The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

  ISBN 978-1-250-05741-9 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-15362-3 (international, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability)

  ISBN 978-1-4668-6116-9 (ebook)

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  First published in Great Britain under the title Lovemurder by Orion Books, part of the Orion Publishing Group, Ltd.

  First U.S. Edition: July 2017

  First international edition: July 2017

 

 

 


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