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Ideal for readers drawn to investigative journalism, institutional corruption, and abuses of power.
Catch and Kill
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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An instant New York Times bestseller, Catch and Kill follows Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ronan Farrow as his investigation into sexual abuse in Hollywood uncovers a network of powerful figures determined to silence victims and journalists. Facing surveillance, intimidation, and resistance from within his own network, Farrow exposes a wider pattern of corruption and cover-ups. Ideal for readers drawn to investigative journalism, institutional corruption, and abuses of power.
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In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.
In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives, from high-priced lawyers to elite war-hardened spies, mounted a secret campaign of intimidation, threatening his career, following his every move, and weaponizing an account of abuse in his own family.
All the while, Farrow and his producer faced a degree of resistance they could not explain—until now. And a trail of clues revealed corruption and cover-ups from Hollywood to Washington and beyond.
This is the untold story of the exotic tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy and connected men to threaten journalists, evade accountability, and silence victims of abuse. And it's the story of the women who risked everything to expose the truth and spark a global movement. Both a spy thriller and a meticulous work of investigative journalism, Catch and Kill breaks devastating new stories about the rampant abuse of power and sheds far-reaching light on investigations that shook our culture.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography
Indie Bound #1 Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
Wall Street Journal Bestseller
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From New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson, Portrait of a Monster investigates Joran van der Sloot’s connection to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in…
Portrait of a Monster
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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From New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson, Portrait of a Monster investigates Joran van der Sloot’s connection to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba and the murder of Stephany Flores in Peru. Drawing on family interviews, previously unseen police files, crime scene evidence, and international law enforcement communications, the book examines two high-profile cases and the manhunt that followed. A strong match for true crime readers interested in criminal investigations, international cases, and evidence-based reporting.
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From a pair of New York Times bestselling authors with unparalleled access comes an in-depth account of the manhunt for Joran van der Sloot, one of the most reviled accused criminals in the world
In May 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared from a high school trip to Aruba. Five years to the day later, twenty-one-year-old Stephany Flores was reported missing in Lima, Peru. Implicated in both crimes was one young man: Joran van der Sloot.
A twenty-three-year-old Dutchman, Van der Sloot has become the subject of intense scrutiny by the media and the public in the years since 2005. He was arrested and detained by Aruban authorities in connection with the Holloway disappearance, only to be released after questioning. In 2008, during a Dutch sting operation, he admitted to being present for Holloway’s death---but later recanted his statement.
In 2010, on the five-year anniversary of her disappearance, a young business student in Peru named Stephany Flores disappeared, only to be found dead three days later in a hotel room---registered to Van der Sloot. He was arrested for the murder and confessed, but he later claimed he was coerced.
This is the first book to offer a probing look at the man tied to two of the most sensational cases of the decade. It draws from:
• Interviews with members of the families of Joran, Stephany, and Natalee
• Never-before-seen photographs of the crime scene in Peru, fingerprint files, hotel records, and more
• Internal communications between Interpol, the FBI, Aruban officials, and officials in Chile and Peru
• Never-before-seen police files from Chile, Peru, and Aruba
Portrait of a Monster offers an unflinching look into the workings of an international manhunt and a chilling portrait of an alleged killer.
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From New York Times bestselling author Michael Fleeman, Seduced by Evil tells the true story of Mechele Hughes Linehan, a former exotic dancer accused of conspiring to murder…
Seduced by Evil
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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From New York Times bestselling author Michael Fleeman, Seduced by Evil tells the true story of Mechele Hughes Linehan, a former exotic dancer accused of conspiring to murder her ex-fiancé, Kent Leppink, in Alaska in 1996. Years after Kent was found shot to death, investigators built a case against Mechele, who had since married a doctor and settled into suburban life. Was she involved in his murder, or was she innocent as she claimed? A strong match for true crime readers interested in murder investigations, complicated relationships, and disputed guilt.
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New York Times–Bestselling Author: The true crime story of a stripper-turned-housewife accused of murdering her ex-fiancé in 1996.
As an exotic dancer at The Great Alaskan Bush Company in Anchorage, Mechele Hughes Linehan knew how to captivate men. Three of them were convinced she was engaged to them. Then one spring morning in 1996, one man, Kent Leppink, was found in the snow, shot in the head . . .
Days before his death, Kent had removed Mechele's name from his million-dollar life insurance policy. He wrote a letter to his family stating that, should he meet foul play, Mechele would likely be among those involved. But she wasn't charged with Kent's death. She married a doctor, moved to Olympia, Washington, and began a new life.
For years, Mechele's suburban friends never suspected a thing. She went to school meetings, hosted backyard barbeques, and was beloved by her neighbors. But authorities eventually found enough evidence to mount a case against her and an alleged accomplice. Did Mechele conspire to kill her ex-fiancé? Or is she the innocent victim as she claims? Seduced by Evil is the shocking true story about a love triangle that ended in mystery—and murder . . .
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A strong match for readers drawn to memoirs about family trauma, abusive parenting, and the darker side of influencer culture.
The House of My Mother
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller called “heart-wrenchingly personal…dizzying” by Rolling Stone, The House of My Mother is Shari Franke’s account of the abuse hidden behind her family’s popular 8 Passengers YouTube channel. She exposes her mother Ruby Franke’s increasingly cruel parenting, the influence of life coach Jodi Hildebrandt, and her own fight for truth and healing. A strong match for readers drawn to memoirs about family trauma, abusive parenting, and the darker side of influencer culture.
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Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
From the eldest child Shari Franke, the “heart-wrenchingly personal…dizzying” (Rolling Stone) true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, Ruby Franke, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found healing.
Shari Franke’s childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining the facade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube family vlog, 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But Ruby’s wholesome online persona masked hidden abuse and a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined. As the family’s YouTube notoriety grew, so, too, did Ruby’s delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of life coach Jodi Hildebrandt under her cultish program ConneXions, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime.
Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: “finally.”
No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of mommy influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother’s cruelty.
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A New York Times bestseller, investigative journalist Charles Graeber examines the crimes of nurse Charles Cullen, his years moving through hospitals, and the detectives and fellow nurse who…
The Good Nurse
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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A New York Times bestseller, investigative journalist Charles Graeber examines the crimes of nurse Charles Cullen, his years moving through hospitals, and the detectives and fellow nurse who helped bring his killing career to an end, with a 3.9-star average from more than 28,700 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to true crime readers interested in investigative reporting, medical settings, and the systems that allowed a killer to keep working.
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This New York Times bestselling book is the mesmerizing basis for the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain that takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left hundreds dead.
“The best book(s) I read this year” (top ten books, EW) —Stephen King
Registered nurse Charlie Cullen was dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story.
The Good Nurse weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism, utilizing previously unseen police records, wire-trap recordings, interviews, and jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself—all provided by the homicide detectives who worked around the clock, and the nurse who had to choose between protecting her colleague and stopping a potential serial killer.
For years Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. The Good Nurse is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing.
Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way.
Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year)
“The Best Journalism of the Year." —The Daily Beast
“The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful ... call it literary true crime ...” —Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year")
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A strong fit for readers interested in true crime memoirs, prison history, and firsthand accounts of life inside Alcatraz.
Inside Alcatraz
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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Jim Quillen recounts the path that took him from a troubled youth and an escape from San Quentin to imprisonment at Alcatraz, including solitary confinement, encounters with the “Birdman,” and the deadly 1946 uprising, with a 4.3-star average from more than 300 Goodreads ratings for this Kindle edition. A strong fit for readers interested in true crime memoirs, prison history, and firsthand accounts of life inside Alcatraz.
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One man's account of Alcatraz, a rare and intimate memoir of life inside the world's most notorious prison.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives.
Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison and later transferred to Alcatraz.
From terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt, this is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison.
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Best for true crime readers who want case-by-case accounts centered on how investigators uncover what happened and pursue the killers.
Killer Case Files
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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Killer Case Files collects 20 true crime accounts focused on murder investigations, evidence, forensic science, and the detective work used to identify and apprehend violent offenders. Best for true crime readers who want case-by-case accounts centered on how investigators uncover what happened and pursue the killers.
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This is a special introductory volume to the 10-volumes series, Killer Case Files: 20 Shocking True Crime Stories.
Uncover the shocking and brutal truths behind some of the most heinous crimes committed against innocent victims in Killer Case Files, the true crime anthology that takes you on a gripping journey into the minds of depraved murderers.
An anthology of 20 stories, Killer Case Files delivers riveting accounts of deviant and horrifying murders. These killers can range from seemingly normal people to psychopaths and serial killers who commit years of murder and mayhem.
These stories feature painstakingly uncovered facts, testimony and evidence as it was revealed. You'll experience the cruelty and horror that investigators, witnesses, and victims had to confront.
Every volume delves into the forensic science and detective work used to identify and apprehend these violent predators.
This Volume Includes . . .
◆ Killer Casanova: In Provincetown, Massachusetts the 1960s counterculture saw a darker side emerge. This once-tranquil harbor town fell prey to mysterious disappearances. Follow the chilling investigation into several horrific crimes involving mutilated bodies and obscene brutality. Dive into the chilling world of the notorious Casanova Killer whose sadistic saga left an indelible mark on Provincetown's history..
◆ North Carolina Reaper: A seemingly harmless handyman skillfully hid a dark secret. The disappearance of a beloved 80-year-old triggered a heart-racing investigation, uncovering an unthinkable truth. The killer’s handyman gig was a facade for a series of targeted abductions, thefts, and chilling murders. This is a shocking true crime story committed under the guise of being a local helper of the elderly.
. . . plus 18 more shocking, true crime murder stories from Jamie Malton's Best True Crime.
If you enjoy gripping true crime stories, you’ll love Jamie Malton’s Best True Crime series.
A Word of Warning
The explicit details of these murders come directly from eyewitness accounts, interviews, police reports, court transcripts, crime scenes, and autopsy reports. They contain disturbing facts that may not be suitable for all readers.
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Best for readers who want true crime focused on abduction cases, criminal deception, survivor testimony, and the investigation that follows.
Into the Water
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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Into the Water tells the true crime story of Richard Marc Evonitz, a trusted neighbor whose public image hid a violent double life until one young victim escaped and helped expose him. Best for readers who want true crime focused on abduction cases, criminal deception, survivor testimony, and the investigation that follows.
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The true crime story of how the nice guy next door became one of America's most wanted serial killers, by the author of Written in Blood and Bitter Remains.
She was young, terrified, and still bound in handcuffs when she was found on the street screaming for help . . .
To authorities she spilled the shocking details of a night of horror. It was the lead they'd been desperate for in a multi-state manhunt for an elusive serial killer. Where the witness took them was to the last man anyone would have suspected.
Richard Marc Evonitz was beloved by friends and family. He was handsome, intelligent, and compassionate. Serving a spotless eight years in the U.S. Navy, he was a town hero who lived in harmony in an exclusive South Carolina neighborhood. The only ones who saw Evonitz's dark side were his victims. They were helpless teenage girls who, one by one, were subjected to his twisted sexual fantasies of kidnap, rape, and murder—until his double life came undone by the brave cunning of his last young victim. But as authorities and the media descended upon him, Evonitz had one more shocking surprise in store for everyone—a stunning final act of violence and reckoning that would turn a bright sunlit morning blood red.
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A spring break disappearance at the Mexican border exposes a murder investigation shaped by drugs, fear, and ritualized violence.
Cauldron of Blood
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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A spring break disappearance at the Mexican border exposes a murder investigation shaped by drugs, fear, and ritualized violence. In Cauldron of Blood, Jim Schutze examines the Matamoros cult killings through the search for Mark Kilroy and the discovery of a mass grave, tracing how power, belief, and criminal brutality converged in one of modern true crime’s most disturbing cases.
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"Death, drugs and the occult meet in grisly inquiry at the Mexican border" in this true crime account of a mass murder by a serial killing cult leader (The New York Times).
When Mark Kilroy vanished while on spring break in Matamoros, Mexico, the search for the missing pre-med student led to a gruesome discovery on a lonely stretch of land called Rancho Santa Elena: a mass grave containing Mark's mutilated corpse along with the remains of thirteen other people. The investigation uncovered how the victims were brutally killed at the hands of drug trafficker and cult leader Adolpho Constanzo, known by his followers as El Padrino, or The Godfather. Constanzo was a serial killer who, along with his followers, tortured and cannibalized innocent people in the barbaric religious ritual of human sacrifice.
Written by critically acclaimed journalist Jim Schutze, Cauldron of Blood is a must-read for true-crime fans.
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An online feud turns deadly when a fabricated identity pushes fear, jealousy, and manipulation into the real world.
Too Pretty to Live
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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An online feud turns deadly when a fabricated identity pushes fear, jealousy, and manipulation into the real world. In Too Pretty to Live, prosecutor Dennis Brooks examines the East Tennessee catfishing case from the inside, tracing how false messages, forensic linguistics, and digital deception exposed a double murder shaped by revenge and the chilling distance of life behind a screen.
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Murder begins with the click of a button in this true crime story of Facebook, catfishing and deadly jealousy—as seen on Investigation Discovery.
Chris was a CIA agent worried for the safety of Jenelle Potter. Contacting her parents and boyfriend, Chris warned them that Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth were bullying Jenelle online and posed an imminent, physical threat. Something needed to be done, Chris said. And he'd have their backs if they took action to protect Jenelle. And so they did.
Jenelle's father and boyfriend murdered Payne and Hayworth in their own home—mercifully leaving the couple's infant unharmed. But when they told their story to the police, they discovered a devastating truth: there was no Chris. It had been Jenelle the entire time, catfishing them to exact revenge over a Facebook feud.
Using forensic linguistics and diving through the brambles that Jenelle laid to cover her tracks, police were able to put together a chilling portrait of a sociopath who set a double murder in motion from the shadows of the internet. Dennis Brooks, the lead prosecutor in this strange and tragic case, examines the crime and trial from all angles in Too Pretty to Live.
What the police investigation turned up, though, made this crime all the more terrifying. Jenelle had been Chris the entire time, catfishing her family and her boyfriend to act in vengeance on her behalf. Using forensic linguistics and diving through the brambles that Jenelle laid to cover her tracks, police were able to put together a chilling portrait of a sociopath, made all the more ruthless by the anonymity of her online life.
Bizarre and unforgettable, Dennis Brooks examines the crime and trial from all angles, bringing his expertise as the lead prosecutor in the strange and disturbing case.
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A notorious murder trial becomes a mirror for a nation eager to decide what kind of woman could be guilty of violence.
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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A notorious murder trial becomes a mirror for a nation eager to decide what kind of woman could be guilty of violence. In The Trial of Lizzie Borden, Cara Robertson revisits the 1892 Fall River murders through court transcripts, newspaper coverage, letters, and legal records, making this true crime account a layered study of evidence, public judgment, gender, class, and American mythmaking.
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WINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD
In Cara Robertson’s “enthralling” book, The Trial of Lizzie Borden, “the reader is to serve as judge and jury” (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true crime narrative of the Lizzie Borden murder trial and legal history is the “definitive account to date of one of America’s most notorious and enduring murder mysteries” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple’s younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her murder trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Everyone—rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars, and laypeople—had an opinion about Lizzie Borden’s guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didn’t she?
An essential piece of American mythology, the popular fascination with the Borden murders has endured for more than one hundred years. Told and retold in every conceivable genre, the murders have secured a place in the American pantheon of mythic horror. In contrast, “Cara Robertson presents the story with the thoroughness one expects from an attorney…Fans of crime novels will love it” (Kirkus Reviews). Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden is “a fast-paced, page-turning read” (Booklist, starred review) that offers a window into Gilded Age America. This “remarkable” (Bustle) book “should be at the top of your reading list” (PopSugar).
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Inside a Milwaukee interrogation room, a detective listens as one of America’s most notorious killers begins to describe the crimes hidden behind an ordinary apartment door.
Grilling Dahmer
Biographies & Memoirs · True Crime
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Inside a Milwaukee interrogation room, a detective listens as one of America’s most notorious killers begins to describe the crimes hidden behind an ordinary apartment door. Detective Patrick Kennedy recounts the weeks he spent questioning Jeffrey Dahmer, balancing procedure, patience, and horror as the truth emerged. Grilling Dahmer is true crime focused on investigation, confession, and the psychological weight of confronting extreme violence.
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The Milwaukee detective who interrogated the notorious serial killer shares a vivid chronicle of what was revealed during the weeks-long encounter.
In the late hours of July 22, 1991, Detective Patrick "Pat" Kennedy of the Milwaukee Police Department was asked to respond to a possible homicide. Little did he know that he would soon be delving into the dark mind of one of America's most notorious serial killers, the "Milwaukee Cannibal" Jeffrey Dahmer.
As the media clamored for details, Kennedy spent the next six weeks, sixteen hours a day, locked in an interrogation room with Dahmer. There the thirty-one-year-old killer described in lurid detail how he lured several young men to his apartment where he strangled, sexually assaulted, dismembered, and in some cases, cannibalized his victims.
In Grilling Dahmer,Kennedy takes readers inside the mind of evil as he patiently, meticulously, listens to unspeakable horrors.
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