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There's a market for mysteries for adults. That feeling of opening a book and delving inside and not coming out until you've closed the book.

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Kate Morton
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
Author
Novelist
Writer
Berri
South Australia
Australia
Mystery
Inside
Coming
Delving
Feeling
Mysteries
Feelings
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Book
Opening
Market
Adults

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