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it received uniformly enthusiastic reviews with Kirkus saying that it was 'light, literary entertainment at its best—easily companionable, intelligent, and brimming with artful humor. A genuinely funny sendup...,' and ScenesMedia's Harold
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literary work at a deeper imaginative level than almost any mystery writer—much less comic mystery writer—I’ve ever encountered.
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