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    "annotation": "<p>It all started with a scream in the night. Then there were blood splatters on the rug. But in the absence of a dead body, could the whole thing be a hoax? Especially as the Manor Hotel was hosting the &lsquo;Murder Convention&rsquo;, a periodic gathering of mystery writers. So was this a macabre game or... the perfect crime?</p>",
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