Liar's Moon (35 page)

The following persons are wanted on suspicion of aiding and abetting the author in the perpetration of this novel: Chris Bunce, Erin Murphy, Cheryl Klein, Barbara Stuber, Laura Manivong, Rebecca Barnhouse, Susan Jeffers Casel, Phil Falco, Juliana Kolesova, Mike Schley, Colleen Johnston, and Jill Walker. Additional suspects have been implicated but their
identities remain unconfirmed. The public is advised that the above-named conspirators are extremely crafty, cunning, and resourceful, and should only be approached with due caution.

Elizabeth C. Bunce
is the author of
A Curse Dark as Gold
, which won the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, and
StarCrossed
, which
Kirkus
called “irresistible.” Elizabeth, who is the world’s worst liar, lives near Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and their dogs. Visit her online at www.elizabethcbunce.com.

Text copyright © 2011 by Stephanie Elizabeth Bunce

Map art by Mike Schley copyright © 2011 by Stephanie Elizabeth Bunce

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bunce, Elizabeth C.

Liar’s moon / Elizabeth C. Bunce. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

Sequel to: StarCrossed.

Summary: In a quest to prove her friend, Lord Durrel Decath, innocent of the murder of his wife, pickpocket Digger stumbles into a conspiracy with far-reaching consequences for the civil war raging in Llyvraneth, while also finding herself falling in love.

ISBN 978-0-545-13608-2 (hardback :
alk. paper) [1. Fantasy. 2. Murder — Fiction. 3. Fugitives from justice — Fiction. 4. Magic — Fiction. 5. Robbers and outlaws — Fiction. 6. Social classes — Fiction. 7. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Title.

PZ7.B91505Li 2011

[Fic] — dc22 2011005071

eISBN 978-0-545-38819-1

First edition, November 2011

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