I’m always grateful, however, to readers who spread the word. If you have enjoyed The Lost Ten, I would love you to leave a review on Amazon or GoodReads, on any other e-store, on your own blogs and social media accounts – or even tell another human being directly! You’ll help other readers if you share your thoughts, and you’ll help me too: I love hearing what people think about my books – and I always read any comments.

But for now, thank you again for travelling with The Lost Ten across the deserts of the East – I’m glad you came along for the ride.

Best wishes,

Harry

Copyright

First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Zaffre

This ebook edition published in 2019 by

ZAFFRE

80-81 Wimpole St, London, W1G 9RE

Copyright © Harry Sidebottom, 2019

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Author photograph © jameshawkinsphotography.com

The moral right of Harry Sidebottom to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations, places and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN: 978–1–78576–790–6

Hardback ISBN: 978–1–78576–560–7

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Zaffre is an imprint of Bonnier Books UK

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Epilogue

Historical Afterword

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Letter from Author

Copyright