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Here in Minnesota we are lucky to have so many local mystery authors! Listed here are our local authors' first books. Click on their names to see their entire body of work.

The Karma of King Harald Cover Image

The Karma of King Harald (Paperback)

By Richard Audry
$16.00
ISBN: 9780985019624
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Published: Conger Road Press - November 30th, 2012

Cozy

Fatal Flip: A Home Renovator Mystery Cover Image

Fatal Flip: A Home Renovator Mystery (Paperback)

By M. E. Bakos
$15.70
ISBN: 9798985077063
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Published: M. E. Bakos - November 20th, 2021

Cozy

Blessed are the Dead: A Gabriella Giovanni Mystery (Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries #1) Cover Image

Blessed are the Dead: A Gabriella Giovanni Mystery (Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries #1) (Paperback)

By Kristi Belcamino
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062338914
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Published: Witness Impulse - July 29th, 2014

Hard-Boiled

M-O-T-H-E-R Spells Murder Cover Image

M-O-T-H-E-R Spells Murder (Paperback)

By E. B. Boatner
$17.80
ISBN: 9781721675319
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - July 16th, 2018

Suspense

Bad JuJu in Cleveland Cover Image

Bad JuJu in Cleveland (Paperback)

By Thekla Madsen (Contribution by), Karl Bort
$12.59
ISBN: 9780692228371
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Published: Madsen Communications, Incorporated - July 3rd, 2014

Procedural

The Case of the Great Train Robbery: A Sean Sean PI Mystery Cover Image

The Case of the Great Train Robbery: A Sean Sean PI Mystery (Paperback)

By Carl Brookins
$14.65
ISBN: 9780985390600
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Published: Brookins Books - August 14th, 2015

PI Novel

The Finders: A Mystery (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery #1) Cover Image

The Finders: A Mystery (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Jeffrey B. Burton
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250796714
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Published: Minotaur Books - June 29th, 2021

Procedural

The Equalizer (Cal Sheehan Mystery #1) Cover Image

The Equalizer (Cal Sheehan Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Midge Bubany
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878397372
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 1st, 2014

Procedural

Fat Cat At Large (A Fat Cat Mystery #1) Cover Image

Fat Cat At Large (A Fat Cat Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Janet Cantrell
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425267424
Published: Berkley - September 2nd, 2014

Cozy

Bingo Barge Murder: Book 1 in the Shay O'Hanlon Caper Series Cover Image

Bingo Barge Murder: Book 1 in the Shay O'Hanlon Caper Series (Paperback)

By Jessie Chandler
$14.95
ISBN: 9781633048010
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Published: Train Wreck Xpress - May 1st, 2014

Caper

Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery #1) Cover Image

Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Laura Childs
$7.99
ISBN: 9780425179451
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Published: Berkley - May 1st, 2001

Cozy

Girl, 11 Cover Image

Girl, 11 (Paperback)

By Amy Suiter Clarke
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358697411
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - August 2nd, 2022

Thriller

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Nerve Damage (Paperback)

By Tom Combs
$15.74
ISBN: 9780990336006
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Published: Evoke Publishing - June 12th, 2014

Medical Thriller

It's Murder Dontcha Know: A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes Cover Image

It's Murder Dontcha Know: A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes (Paperback)

By Jeanne Cooney
$16.00
ISBN: 9781682011331
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Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - April 19th, 2022

Cozy

Nice Girls: A Novel Cover Image

Nice Girls: A Novel (Paperback)

By Catherine Dang
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780063027565
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 20th, 2022

Suspense

Murder at Spirit Falls (No Ordinary Women Mystery #1) Cover Image

Murder at Spirit Falls (No Ordinary Women Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Barbara Deese, Dorothy Olson
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878396146
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2012

Cozy

Fat Old Woman in Las Vegas: Gambling, Dieting and Wicked Fun Cover Image

Fat Old Woman in Las Vegas: Gambling, Dieting and Wicked Fun (Paperback)

By Pat Dennis
$10.45
ISBN: 9781523287338
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - January 12th, 2016

Caper

Headaches Can Be Murder Cover Image

Headaches Can Be Murder (Paperback)

By Marilyn Rausch, Mary Donlon
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878395965
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2012

Small Town Mystery

The Life We Bury Cover Image

The Life We Bury (Paperback)

By Allen Eskens
$17.95
ISBN: 9781616149987
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Published: Seventh Street Books - October 14th, 2014

Literary Mystery/Suspense

Crewel World (A Needlecraft Mystery #1) Cover Image

Crewel World (A Needlecraft Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Monica Ferris
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425167809
Published: Berkley - March 1st, 1999

Cozy

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Term Limits (Mass Market)

By Vince Flynn
$9.99
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ISBN: 9781439148105
Published: Pocket Star - December 29th, 2009

Thriller

The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries #1) Cover Image

The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries #1) (Paperback)

By Anne Frasier
$15.95
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ISBN: 9781503935204
Published: Thomas & Mercer - June 21st, 2016

Procedural

The Novice's Tale (A Dame Frevisse Mystery #1) Cover Image

The Novice's Tale (A Dame Frevisse Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Margaret Frazer
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425143216
Published: Berkley - November 1st, 1993

Cozy/Traditional

The Deep, Deep Snow Cover Image

The Deep, Deep Snow (Paperback)

By Brian Freeman
$16.99
ISBN: 9781094071329
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Published: Blackstone Publishing - October 27th, 2020

Procedural

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History of Wolves (Paperback)

By Emily Fridlund
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802127389
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Published: Grove Press - November 7th, 2017

Literary Mystery

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Starless Midnight (Paperback)

By Lynn Garthwaite
$14.95
ISBN: 9781952976025
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Published: Kirk House Publishers - August 11th, 2020

Small Town Suspense

Gone to Dust: A Detective Nils Shapiro Novel Cover Image

Gone to Dust: A Detective Nils Shapiro Novel (Mass Market)

By Matt Goldman
$10.99
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ISBN: 9780765391308
Published: Forge Books - May 1st, 2018

PI

Carolina Moonset Cover Image

Carolina Moonset (Paperback)

By Matt Goldman
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250810144
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Published: Forge Books - May 31st, 2022

Suspense

Wolf Kill Cover Image

Wolf Kill (Paperback)

By Cary J. Griffith
$16.95
ISBN: 9781647550578
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Published: Adventure Publications - June 15th, 2021

Thriller

Haunted Ground: A Novel Cover Image

Haunted Ground: A Novel (Paperback)

By Erin Hart
$18.00
ISBN: 9780743272100
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Published: Scribner - March 15th, 2005

Suspense

Convergence at Two Harbors (Two Harbors Mystery #1) Cover Image

Convergence at Two Harbors (Two Harbors Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Dennis Herschbach
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878395903
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 1st, 2012

Procedural

Murder on Madeline Island: An Emily Swift Travel Mystery Cover Image

Murder on Madeline Island: An Emily Swift Travel Mystery (Paperback)

By Lorrie Holmgren
$15.96
ISBN: 9781946063052
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Published: Cozy Cat Press - November 18th, 2016

Cozy

A Hard Ticket Home Cover Image

A Hard Ticket Home (Paperback)

By David Housewright
$16.95
ISBN: 9781643960173
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Published: Down & Out Books - May 21st, 2019

PI

Whistling Pines: a Mystery Cover Image

Whistling Pines: a Mystery (Paperback)

By Dean L. Hovey
$20.20
ISBN: 9781475052541
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - May 11th, 2012

Cozy

Murder in Winnebago County: A Winnebago County Mystery Cover Image

Murder in Winnebago County: A Winnebago County Mystery (Paperback)

By Christine a. Husom
$16.45
ISBN: 9781948068024
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Published: Wright Press - March 1st, 2018

Procedural

Cloud Warriors Cover Image

Cloud Warriors (Paperback)

By Rob Jung
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ISBN: 9781785359187
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Roundfire Books - February 22nd, 2019

Sci-fi/Fantasy

Silent Service: An MC McCall Novel of Suspense Cover Image

Silent Service: An MC McCall Novel of Suspense (Paperback)

By Judy M. Kerr
$18.95
ISBN: 9781633040373
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Published: Penlight Industries, LLC - March 1st, 2022

Suspense

Stalking Susan (Riley Spartz #1) Cover Image

Stalking Susan (Riley Spartz #1) (Mass Market)

By Julie Kramer
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780307388513
Published: Anchor - June 23rd, 2009

Caper

Iron Lake (20th Anniversary Edition): A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #1) Cover Image

Iron Lake (20th Anniversary Edition): A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #1) (Paperback)

By William Kent Krueger
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982117504
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Published: Atria Books - June 11th, 2019

Procedural

Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam Cover Image

Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam (Paperback)

By Lori L. Lake (Editor), Jessie Chandler (Editor)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781633040304
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Published: Launch Point Press - May 1st, 2015

Anthology

Three Single Wives: A Novel Cover Image

Three Single Wives: A Novel (Paperback)

By Gina LaManna
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781728234212
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - May 11th, 2021

Psychological Thriller

The Streel: A Deadwood Mystery Cover Image

The Streel: A Deadwood Mystery (Paperback)

By Mary Logue
$15.95
ISBN: 9781517908607
Availability: Backordered
Published: Univ Of Minnesota Press - July 27th, 2021

Historical

Bloodline Cover Image

Bloodline (Paperback)

By Jess Lourey
$15.95
ISBN: 9781542016315
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Published: Thomas & Mercer - January 1st, 2021

Suspense

Cookie Dough or Die (A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery #1) Cover Image

Cookie Dough or Die (A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Virginia Lowell
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425240670
Published: Berkley - April 5th, 2011

Cozy

The Lost Dragon Murder Cover Image

The Lost Dragon Murder (Paperback)

By Michael Allan Mallory
$17.95
ISBN: 9781647198923
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Published: Booklocker.com - December 5th, 2021

Procedural

Leave No Trace: A Novel Cover Image

Leave No Trace: A Novel (Paperback)

By Mindy Mejia
$16.99
ISBN: 9781501177378
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Published: Atria/Emily Bestler Books - July 9th, 2019

Psychological Thriller

And There He Kept Her: A Novel (Ben Packard) Cover Image

And There He Kept Her: A Novel (Ben Packard) (Paperback)

By Joshua Moehling
$17.99
ISBN: 9781728275772
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Published: Poisoned Pen Press - January 31st, 2023

Procedural/Suspense

They Drown Our Daughters Cover Image

They Drown Our Daughters (Paperback)

By Katrina Monroe
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728248202
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Published: Poisoned Pen Press - July 12th, 2022

Gothic

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Ashes Ashes (Paperback)

By Murphy Morrison
$16.99
ISBN: 9781732634756
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Published: Hadleigh House LLC - November 17th, 2020

Procedural

STRAIGHT RIVER (Matt Lanier, #1) Cover Image

STRAIGHT RIVER (Matt Lanier, #1) (Paperback)

By Chris Norbury
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ISBN: 9781644384893
Published: Booklocker.com - February 5th, 2019

Procedural

Silent Winter Solstice Cover Image

Silent Winter Solstice (Paperback)

By Bonnie Oldre
$15.99
ISBN: 9781662916533
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Published: Gatekeeper Press - December 13th, 2021

amateur sleuth

Murder on the Red River (A Cash Blackbear Mystery #1) Cover Image

Murder on the Red River (A Cash Blackbear Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Marcie R. Rendon
$9.99
ISBN: 9781641293761
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Published: Soho Crime - April 5th, 2022

Procedural

Down Dog Diary (Maya Skye Novels #1) Cover Image

Down Dog Diary (Maya Skye Novels #1) (Paperback)

By Sherry Roberts
$15.70
ISBN: 9780963888075
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Published: Osmyrrah Pub - October 15th, 2013

Cozy

Fatal Score Cover Image

Fatal Score (Paperback)

By John Baird Rogers
$16.95
ISBN: 9781732226203
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Published: Gotuit Publishing LLC - October 22nd, 2018

Thriller

Rules of Prey (A Prey Novel #1) Cover Image

Rules of Prey (A Prey Novel #1) (Paperback)

By John Sandford
$10.99
ISBN: 9780425205815
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - August 2nd, 2005

Procedural

Little Girl Gone (An Afton Tangler Thriller #1) Cover Image

Little Girl Gone (An Afton Tangler Thriller #1) (Paperback)

By Gerry Schmitt
$16.00
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ISBN: 9780425281772
Published: Berkley - June 20th, 2017

Thriller

A Small Town Can Be #Murder Cover Image

A Small Town Can Be #Murder (Paperback)

By Julie Seedorf
$20.24
ISBN: 9780578605487
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Published: Grannyedith - December 21st, 2019

Small Town Suspense

Maverick, Movies & Murder Cover Image

Maverick, Movies & Murder (Paperback)

By Mary Seifert
$14.70
ISBN: 9781649140876
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Published: Secret Staircase Books - June 15th, 2022

Cozy/Traditional

Blinded by the Sight Cover Image

Blinded by the Sight (Paperback)

By S. L. Smith
$15.70
ISBN: 9780996464017
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Published: Sightline Press - August 4th, 2015

Procedural

A Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu (Detective Kubu Series #1) Cover Image

A Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu (Detective Kubu Series #1) (Paperback)

By Michael Stanley
$15.99
ISBN: 9780061252419
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Published: Harper Perennial - March 31st, 2009

Procedural

Dropped Dead in Kona Cover Image

Dropped Dead in Kona (Paperback)

By Gerry Stimmler
$13.64
ISBN: 9781456347963
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - December 15th, 2010

Cozy

The Weatherman Cover Image

The Weatherman (Paperback)

By Steve Thayer
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878393169
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - October 1st, 2009

Hard-Boiled

Fiddle Game (Herman Jackson Series) Cover Image

Fiddle Game (Herman Jackson Series) (Paperback)

By Richard Thompson
$18.99
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ISBN: 9781590586808
Published: Poisoned Pen Press - January 15th, 2008

PI

Monkeewrench (A Monkeewrench Novel #1) Cover Image

Monkeewrench (A Monkeewrench Novel #1) (Mass Market)

By P. J. Tracy
$9.99
ISBN: 9780451211576
Availability: Backordered
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - April 6th, 2004

Thriller

Next of Kin Cover Image

Next of Kin (Paperback)

By James Tucker
$15.95
ISBN: 9781542045667
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Published: Thomas & Mercer - October 17th, 2017

Thriller

Made In The Image Cover Image

Made In The Image (Paperback)

By Benjamin Hovorka (Illustrator), Mickie Turk
$15.70
ISBN: 9780615797205
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Published: House of Myth Books - April 5th, 2013

Thriller

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The Stroke of Winter (Paperback)

By Wendy Webb
$14.95
ISBN: 9781542037600
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Published: Lake Union Publishing - November 1st, 2022

Gothic

Murder Book (Jon Frederick) Cover Image

Murder Book (Jon Frederick) (Paperback)

By Frank F. Weber
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ISBN: 9781682010686
Availability: Out of Print
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - May 9th, 2017

Small Town Suspense

The Secret Lives of Dentists Cover Image

The Secret Lives of Dentists (Paperback)

By W.A. Winter
$17.95
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ISBN: 9781645060314
Published: Seventh Street Books - April 20th, 2021

Historical

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Black Otter Bay (Paperback)

By Vincent Wyckoff
$14.95
ISBN: 9781682010266
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Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 21st, 2016

Procedural

Tribe (Todd Mills #2) Cover Image

Tribe (Todd Mills #2) (Paperback)

By R.D. Zimmerman
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385320023
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Published: Delta - October 6th, 1997

Thriller