What the Hell Did I Just Read

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ. Copyright 2017 by David Wong. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover photographs: flame illustration © 2017 Ken Orvidas c/o theispot; heads © Essl/Shutterstock.com; scales © bioraven/Shutterstock.com; cigarettes © Macrovector/Shutterstock.com; church © CharacterFamily/Shutterstock.com; book © totallypic/Shutterstock.com; skull © Aji Pebriana/Shutterstock.com; man © 3D Vector/Shutterstock.com; hands © Sudowoodo/Shutterstock.com; spider © geraria/Shutterstock.com

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ISBN 978-1-250-04020-6 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-3544-3 (ebook)

eISBN 9781466835443

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First Edition: October 2017