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Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Trinity - Literature, Mystery, and Truth. Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Asian EFL Journal - Using Mystery Stories in the Language Classroom. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Innovations in Mystery and Detective Fiction. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Mystery. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: The Balance Careers - Top Rules for Mystery Writing. Sep 06, 2019
Article revised and updated. Nov 01, 2007
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