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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.

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Copyright © 2008 by Rhys Bowen.

Excerpt from In a Gilded Cage copyright © 2009 by Rhys Bowen.

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ISBN: 0-312-94375-X

EAN: 978-0-312-94375-2

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