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The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult it is to bring it home.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Age: 71 †
Born: 1859
Born: May 22
Died: 1930
Died: July 7
Crime Writer
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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