Blood Fugue (33 page)

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Authors: Joseph D'Lacey

Late in 2011, in a reversal of conventional publishing methods, an editor asked me to submit work to his imprint. That editor was Steven Haynes and
Blood Fugue
is the result.

‘Just needs a bit of a tweak,’ he said, sharpening his instruments and strapping the manuscript down. Though I shudder at the recollection, I adore the surgically enhanced result. And so, Hacker Haynes, Butcher of Bodmin, I salute you.

Heartfelt thanks to Adam Nevill and Will Hill for their unflinching support and to Donna Condon for advice when prospects were bleak. To every reader who’s taken a moment to write in support of my stories, a hug.

Finally, and most importantly, so much love to my family, nuclear and extended, who weather the uncertainties of my ‘job’ with more grace and stoicism than I ever seem to manage.

Table of Contents

PART I: FOUNDLING

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

PART II: INFECTION

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

PART III: WAR

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Mexico

Acknowledgements

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