LoveMurder
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“Honestly?”
“Always.”
“No, I don’t. It’s just that in all the conversations we had I don’t think you ever really told me your story. It surprises me, but I’m interested in what that might be.”
“You’ve always been afraid of me.”
“Yes, I have.”
“But now you’re not.”
“No. Now I’m not. Just curious.”
Katherine sat back in her chair. “I read this thing once,” she said. “I forget where. It said that reading a book is a dangerous thing. It can make you find room in yourself for something you never thought you’d understand. Worse, that you never wanted to understand. Are you sure you want to understand me?”
“No. And I’m not sure I ever would understand you, even if I wanted to.”
Katherine’s smile broadened. She took a deep breath, and exhaled into visible relaxation.
“I’m glad,” she said. “Now. Where should I begin?”
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Acknowledgments
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
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
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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.
LOVEMURDER. Copyright © 2017 by Saul Black. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First published in Great Britain under the title Lovemurder by Orion Books, part of the Orion Publishing Group, Ltd.
First U.S. Edition: July 2017
First international edition: July 2017