Authors: Elizabeth J. Duncan
Slated for Death (29 page)
Penny thought for a moment.
“Why not, eh? What could possibly go wrong?” She laughed. “And at least I'll be able to start this project with a clean slate.”
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ELIZABETH J. DUNCAN
is a winner of the Bloody Words Best Light Mystery Award and has been a finalist for the Agatha and Arthur Ellis Awards. She has worked as a writer and editor for some of Canada's largest newspapers, including the
Ottawa Citizen
and
Hamilton Spectator
. Duncan is a faculty member of the Humber School for Writers. She lives in Toronto. Canada, and enjoys spending time each year in North Wales.
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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.
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A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR MINOTAUR BOOKS.
An imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group.
SLATED FOR DEATH.
Copyright © 2015 by Elizabeth J. Duncan. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover illustration by Doug Martin
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Duncan, Elizabeth J.
    Slated for death: a Penny Brannigan mystery / Elizabeth J. Duncan.âFirst edition.
              p. cm.
    “A Thomas Dunne Book.”
    ISBN 978-1-250-05521-7 (hardcover)
    ISBN 978-1-4668-5838-1 (e-book)
  1.  Brannigan, Penny (Fictitious character)âFiction.  2.  MurderâInvestigationâFiction.  3.  City and town lifeâWalesâFiction.  4.  WalesâFiction.  I.  Title.
    PR9199.4.D863S58 2015
    813'.6âdc23
    2014042141
e-ISBN 9781466858381
First Edition: April 2015