The Body in the Birches (25 page)

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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE BODY IN THE BIRCHES
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FIRST EDITION

ISBN 978-0-06-231082-8

EPub Edition May 2015 ISBN 9780062310842

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