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The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant (Merritt & Blunt Mysteries, #1)

by Liza Tully (Goodreads Author)

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by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)

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None of This Is True

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None of This Is True

by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author)

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Jesse’s Quotes

“The business of dying keeps different hours than the business of living”
― Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club

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Clifford D. Simak

“Well, it don't matter much what any of us are, just so we get along with each other.”
― Clifford D. Simak

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2026 Reading Challenge

Jesse Jester has read 70 of 104 books.

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