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.

CITY OF THE LOST.Copyright © 2016 by KLA Fricke Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

The lines of poetry in chapter 55 are from “Rondeau” by Leigh Hunt, first published in the Monthly Chronicle in 1838.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Armstrong, Kelley, author.

Title: City of the lost / Kelley Armstrong.

Description: First edition.|New York: Minotaur Books, 2016.|Series: Casey Duncan novels; 1

Identifiers: LCCN 2015050064 | ISBN 9781250092144 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250092151 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Women detectives—Fiction. | Abused wives—Fiction. | Murder—Investigation—Fiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural. | FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction. | Suspense fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3551.R4678 C58 2016 | DDC 813/.54—dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015050064

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First Edition: May 2016