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Mary Birk

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What makes us want to follow a mystery (or detective) series isn’t just wanting to see what new crime the detective solves; it’s wanting to follow the path of the detective through the challenges of their life. Questions abound: did the detective’s career tank as a consequence of the last escapade in which they defied authority; did they stop drinking; did their wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend c Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 18, 2014 20:31 • Tags: detective, favorite-detective-series, favorite-mystery-series, mystery, mystery-series

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	Mermaids of Bodega Bay (Terrence Reid Mystery Series Book 1) 3.77 avg rating — 468 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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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