DON’T MISS THE FIRST TWO BOOKS IN THE SHADES OF LONDON SERIES:
ALSO BY MAUREEN JOHNSON
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Johnson, Maureen, 1973–
The shadow cabinet / Maureen Johnson.
pages cm—(Shades of London ; book 3)
Summary: “Rory, Callum and Boo are still reeling from a series of tragic events, while new dangers lurk around the city from Jane and her nefarious organization”—Provided by publisher.
[1. Boarding schools—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Murder—Fiction. 4. Ghosts—Fiction. 5.
London (England)—Fiction. 6. England—Fiction. ] I. Title.PZ7. J634145Sh 2015 [Fic]—dc23 2014031153
ISBN 978-0-698-17171-8
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Contents
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Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
December 22, 1973
Three Missing
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
St. Mary’s Hospital, West London
Two Missing
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
The Boatman Pub
Three Found
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
December 21
Acknowledgments
DECEMBER 22, 1973 WEST LONDON
THE CURTAINS AT 16 HYSSOP CLOSE HADN’T BEEN OPENED all day. The neighbors all agreed—something wasn’t right about the place anymore, not since the Smithfield-Wyatts had died and their twins now ruled the roost. The