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  • Linda
  • PITTSBURGH, PA, United States
  • 01-07-13

Good collection

As with mot collections, the quality differs. I already had a few in collections of the respective authors. Several were outstanding. Several were good. Several were average. None were bad. The narration was uniformly very good.

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False title

These are not the greatest mysteries of all time. Some do not rate as 'good' or 'fair'.