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Good and Bad Crime

On October 27, 2015October 31, 2015 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

As a way of introduction let me just say I read a lot of crime and thrillers, usually I don't remember them a week after I finished. During vacation I sometimes read 2-3 a day; in general I tend to read crime books or thrillers when I'm too tired for something more ambitious or between …

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