GWENDOLINE BUTLER

A DARK COFFIN

Copyright

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 1995

Copyright © Gwendoline Butler 1995

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Source ISBN: 9780006497103

Ebook Edition © JULY 2014 ISBN: 9780007545438

Version: 2014-07-08

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

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

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About the Author

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