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Susan Hanafee

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Susan Hanafee is an award-winning former journalist for The Indianapolis Star. She formerly headed corporate communications for Cummins Inc. Her mysteries and blogs can be found at https://www.susanhanafee.com. ...more

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Is it Time to Dismantle the F-Bomb?

I was maybe fifteen, and we were headed on a long road trip when my mother decided to explain to me why it was perfectly acceptable to use the f-word on occasion.

My mother was an English teacher and an avid reader so any discussion she entertained about words was meaningful. Although I’m not sure what prompted this commentary on her part. Maybe it was the endless miles. The car that had no air-con

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	Under the Sand (The Leslie Elliott Mystery, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scavenger Tides (The Leslie Elliott Mystery Series Book 1) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of His Journey (The Leslie Elliott Mystery Series Book 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leslie's Voice 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Winds (The Leslie Elliott Mystery Series Book 3) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rutabagas for Ten it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Red, Black and Global: The Transformation of Cummins, 1995-2010 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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