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    "description": "<p>The shocking true story of mail-order murder. On November 16, 1985, Florida police discovered Anita Spearman bludgeoned to death in her West Palm Beach home. It was a shockingly brutal and seemingly motiveless crime &ndash; one that would ultimately lead detectives to Richard \"Doc\" Savage, a disgruntled thrill-seeker who had advertised his services in the classified section of a popular magazine for 'professional adventurers.' But the Spearman slaying was just the beginning. For the investigation would soon expose a bizarre nationwide conspiracy of bombings, intimidation and paid assassination &ndash; and reveal Savage as the \"brains\" behind a motley gang of would-be contract killers so inept their efforts were laughable ... until innocent people began to die. Gun for hire is an incredible true account of lethal free enterprise...and casual, cold-blooded murder.</p>",
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