The Ritual Bath. Faye Kellerman

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      First published in the United States by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 1986

      This ebook edition published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

      Copyright © Faye Kellerman 1986

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008293536

      Version: 2018-11-05

       Dedication

      For Jonathan. Ani l’dodi dodi li.

       And for the munchkins:

       Jesse, Rachel, and Ilana.