House of the Rising Sun

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This novel was already written and had been through several rounds of editing before the virus that causes COVID-19 began to propagate across the globe. As I write this in March 2020, 657,960 cases have been reported worldwide resulting in 30,434 deaths. By the time the book is published, the number of people impacted by the pandemic will have increased by an amount that is tragic and difficult to contemplate.

While the story you’re about to read has nothing to do with a virus, there are scenes and themes in the story that resemble the reality we currently face and may still be facing when you read it. But don’t expect the characters in these pages to be aware of those similarities: The book was too far into the publication process to begin another rewrite that could capture the context of the pandemic. Also, the events described were meant to take place in 2020, so I have removed references to the current calendar year to avoid confusion.

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