Last, but never least, is my wife, Julia, who lends me her ear, her wit, her enthusiasm, and her encouragement. I couldn’t do this without her.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WILL THOMAS is the author of the critically acclaimed Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn series, including Some Danger Involved, Fatal Enquiry, Old Scores, and, most recently, Lethal Pursuit. He lives in Oklahoma. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Also by Will Thomas
About the Author
Copyright
First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
DANCE WITH DEATH. Copyright © 2021 by Will Thomas. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
www.minotaurbooks.com
Cover design by Sara Wood, Rowen Davis and David Baldeosingh Rotstein
Cover illustrations: man © Mark Owen / Arcangel; bowler hat © Capture PB / Shutterstock.com
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Thomas, Will, 1958– author.
Title: Dance with death / Will Thomas.
Description: First Edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2021. | Series: A Barker & Llewelyn novel; 12 | “First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group”— Title page verso. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2020047620 | ISBN 9781250624772 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250624789 (ebook)
Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3620.H644 D36 2021 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020047620
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First Edition: 2021