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    "title": "The Whispering Skull",
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    "annotation": "A chilling series from a global bestselling author. Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, shabbiest and most talented psychic detection agency is back. The team is called to a cemetery to investigate the grave of a sinister Victorian doctor. Ages: 9+",
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