The Laughterhouse (49 page)

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2012 by Paul Cleave

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First Atria Paperback edition August 2012

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleave, Paul, date.

The Laughterhouse : a thriller / by Paul Cleave. — 1st Atria paperback ed.
         p. cm.

1. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 2. Christchurch (N.Z.)—
Fiction. I. Title.
     PR9639.4.C54L38 2012

823'.92—dc23

2012023267

ISBN 978-1-4516-7795-9
ISBN 978-1-4516-7796-6 (ebook)