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Monday, July 20, 2015

Eighty Million Eyes, Ed McBain




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Monday, July 13, 2015

The Glimpses of the Moon, Edmund Crispin


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Friday, July 10, 2015

Case of the Late Pig, Margery Allingham


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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Murder is an Art, Michael Innes


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