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1、THEARTOFDETECTIONLaurieRKingThisbook,asallothers,IputatthefeetofKateMiciak,editorandfriend,withoutwhommywordswouldjustlieonthefloor,kickingfeebly.CONTENTSTITLEPAGEDEDICATIONPROLOGUECHAPTERONECHAPTERTWOCHAPTERTHREECHAPTERFOURCHAPTERFIVECHAPTERSIXCHAPTERSEVENCHAPTEREIGHT
2、CHAPTERNINECHAPTERTENCHAPTERELEVENCHAPTERTWELVECHAPTERTHIRTEENCHAPTERFOURTEENCHAPTERFIFTEENCHAPTERSIXTEENCHAPTERSEVENTEENCHAPTEREIGHTEENCHAPTERNINETEENCHAPTERTWENTYCHAPTERTWENTY-ONECHAPTERTWENTY-TWOPOSTSCRIPTAUTHOR'SNOTEABOUTTHEAUTHORALSOBYLAURIER.KINGCOPYRIGHTPAGEPROL
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7、ellbegantoclanginsidethehouse--notring:clang.Thesounddiedaway,withnoindicationoflifewithin.Sherangasecondtime,withthesamelackofresult,thensheturnedaroundandshruggedattheoccupantsofthedepartmentalvanandthegreenPorsche,whohadhungbackuntilthenotificationwasfinished.Sincei
8、tappearedthatthenotificationwasfinishedbeforeitbegan,itwasjustamatterofgettingafilmrecordofthehousebeforetheywentthro
