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    "annotation": "<p>Can one girl help others find closure by slipping into the identities of their loved ones? Find out in this riveting sequel to<em>The Remedy </em>and companion to the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling <em>The Treatment</em>and <em>The Program</em>.<br /><br />In a world before The Program\u0085<br /><br />Quinlan McKee has spent her life acting as other people. She was a closer\u0097a person hired to play the role of the recently deceased in order to give their families closure. Through this process, Quinn learned to read people and situations, even losing a bit of herself to do so. But she couldn\u0092t have guessed how her last case would bring down her entire world.<br /><br />The only person Quinn trusts is Deacon, her best friend and the love of her life. Except Deacon\u0092s been keeping secrets of his one, so Quinn must set out alone to find Arthur Pritchard, the doctor who\u0092s been trying to control her life. The journey brings Quinn to Arthur\u0092s daughter, Virginia, who tells Quinn the truth about Pritchard\u0092s motives. The former closer will start to see that she is the first step in fighting an epidemic.<br /><br />But Quinlan doesn\u0092t want to be a cure. And with all the lies surrounding her, she realizes she has no one left to rely on but herself\u0097even if she doesn\u0092t know who that is anymore.</p>",
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