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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2014 by Robert Jackson Bennett
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984–
City of stairs : a novel / Robert Jackson Bennett. — First Edition.
1. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 2. Spy masters—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3602.E66455C58 2014
813'.6—dc23
2013040422
ISBN 978-0-8041-3717-1
eBook ISBN 978-0-8041-3718-8
Printed in the United States of America
Book design by Lauren Dong
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First Edition