Up Jumps the Devil

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.If you purchase this book without a cover you should be aware that this book may have been stolen property and reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher. In such case neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”WARNER BOOKS EDITIONCopyright © 1996 by Margaret MaronAll rights reserved.Cover design by Rachel McClainCover illustration by Dan CraigWarner Books, Inc.1271 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10020Visit our Web site atwww.warnerbooks.comA Time Warner CompanyPrinted in the United States of AmericaOriginally published in hardcover by The Mysterious Press.First Printed in Paperback: July, 1997