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07/25

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Cover and interior design by Julie Robine

Cover art by Jed Alexander

ISBN 978-1-4549-5539-9 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4549-5540-5 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-4549-5541-2 (e-book)

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter 1: In My Aunt’s Shoes

Chapter 2: The Black Market

Chapter 3: Tricks Instead of Treats

Chapter 4: The Bag of Dirty Tricks

Chapter 5: My Dad and the Devil’s Soap

Chapter 6: (Almost) Caught Red-Handed

Chapter 7: Our Worst Enemy

Chapter 8: Dirty Tricks and Sneaky Thieves

Chapter 9: If the Shoe Fits

Chapter 10: One of the Dirtiest Tricks in the Book

Chapter 11: A Daring Rescue

Chapter 12: Murphy or Monster?

Chapter 13: Bad Guys and Supervillains

Chapter 14: Under Cover of Darkness

Chapter 15: Stolen

Chapter 16: The Shoe’s on the Other Foot

Chapter 17: A Dirty Deal

Chapter 18: The Ruse

Chapter 19: A Hard Bargain

Chapter 20: Once and For All

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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