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Great storytellers in the past would go to an unknown land and return to tell the stories they've found. Those were also… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
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A lot of my books have been that way. My World War II thriller about Sarin gas [Black Cross] was published two… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
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