SCOTT MARIANI
The Martyr’s Curse
Published by Avon
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2015
This ebook edition published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2018
Copyright © Scott Mariani 2015
Cover photographs © FooTToo
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Cover photographs © Henry Steadman
Cover design © Henry Steadman 2018
Scott Mariani asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780007486182
Ebook Edition © JUNE 2015 ISBN: 9780007486373
Version: 2018-08-17
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