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Автор Miranda James
MURDER PAST DUE
CLASSIFIED AS MURDER
FILE M FOR MURDER
OUT OF CIRCULATION
THE SILENCE OF THE LIBRARY
ARSENIC AND OLD BOOKS
BLESS HER DEAD LITTLE HEART
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
James, Miranda.
Arsenic and old books / Miranda James. —First edition.
pages cm. —(Cat in the stacks mystery ; 6)
ISBN 978-0-425-25729-6 (hardback)
1. Librarians—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3610. A43A88 2015
813'. 6—dc23
2014037644
FIRST EDITION: February 2015
Cover illustration by Dan Craig.
Cover design by Lesley Worrell.
This is a work of fiction.
Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Version_1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
As with every book, I owe thanks to many for the support I receive during the process. My editor, Michelle Vega, never fails me with her unflagging support, encouragement, and excellent advice. The amazing and efficient team at Nancy Yost Literary, including their indefatigable eponymous leader, make the business parts of the process run smoothly.
The Wednesday night critique group—Bob, Julie, Kay F. , Kay K. , Laura, and Millie—share their opinions of the work-in-progress freely and constructively, and I appreciate their help. The Hairston-Soparkar family continues generously to offer their home for our meetings, and I am thankful to have such a pleasant place to work.
For technical information about archives, I thank my former colleagues M. J. Figard, MLS, and Philip Montgomery, MLIS, CA. Any mistakes in archival matters are my responsibility, not theirs. Lynda L. Crist, PhD, assisted with information about paper. Terry Farmer, PhD, and Joseph E. Figard, PhD, also generously shared their expertise in matters of chemistry. Again, any mistakes to do with chemistry are mine alone.
