The Cracked Spine (33 page)

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

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

Acknowledgments

Also by Paige Shelton

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.

THE CRACKED SPINE.
Copyright © 2016 by Paige Shelton. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

www.minotaurbooks.com

Cover illustration by Robert Crawford

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Shelton, Paige, author.

Title: The Cracked Spine / Paige Shelton.

Description: First Edition.|New York: Minotaur Books, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015043798|ISBN 9781250057488 (hardback)|ISBN 9781466861213 (e-book)

Subjects:|BISAC: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths.|GSAFD: Mystery fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3619.H45345 C73 2016|DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at
http://lccn.loc.gov/2015043798

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First Edition: March 2016