Stitches in Time (40 page)
Authors: Barbara Michaels
B
ARBARA
M
ICHAELS
is the author of more than twenty novels, including many
New York Times
bestsellers. She also writes mysteries under the pseudonym Elizabeth Peters. Ms. Michaels, who holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, lives in a historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with two dogs and six cats.
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Smoke and Mirrors
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
STITCHES IN TIME
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EPub Edition © MARCH 2007 ISBN: 9780061863431
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