The Snake Tattoo (30 page)

I'd also like to express my appreciation to my agent, Gina Maccoby, for her skill, enthusiasm, righteous indignation, and support. Carlotta's honored to have you on her team.

About the Author

Linda Barnes is the award-winning author of the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries. Her witty private-investigator heroine has been hailed as “a true original” by Sue Grafton. Barnes is also the author of the Michael Spraggue Mysteries and a stand-alone novel,
The Perfect Ghost
.

A winner of the Anthony Award and a finalist for the Edgar and Shamus Awards, Barnes lives in the Boston area with her husband and son. Visit her at
www.lindabarnes.com
.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 1989 by Linda Appleblatt Barnes

Cover design by Andy Ross

ISBN: 978-1-5040-1427-4

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