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  • Point Two by Max Ellendale

    Point Two by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The case is reopened..."I can't believe this shit is happening again. Four Point's dead and yet, everyone I care about is unsafe. Again. Brody's gone, Maggie's hurt, and now Ben and I have to fix everything ourselves. This time, I'll be the one watching..
  • Grave Mistake by Eliza Lentzski

    Grave Mistake by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    William Desjardin was dead: the victim of an interrupted home burglary, according to the police. Cassidy returns to Embarrass with Julia to support her with the funeral details, rehoming Julia’s mother, and settling the Desjardin estate. For Cassidy, being back in the small, northern Minnesotan town has brought back a number of good memories—most starring Julia herself...
  • Proving Grounds by B.J. Bourg

    Proving Grounds by B.J. Bourg

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the sniper-style murder of an alligator poacher puts two rival families on edge, Police Sniper London Carter and Detective Sergeant Dawn Luke join forces to solve the case. But they'll have their work cut out for them as the two families recruit small armies to fight each other...
  • Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s business as usual for crime boss Cain Casey as she maneuvers to form an alliance with the Jatibon organization and secure peace among the ruling families in New Orleans. Cain’s new associate Remington Jatibon is a lot like Cain used to be—a playgirl with a passion for bedding beautiful women and an even greater passion for expanding her father’s empire, on both sides of the law...
  • The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali

    The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cain Casey is close to getting everything she wants. Her partner Emma is pregnant with their third child, her children are safe and happy, and her business is still thriving despite the FBI’s vendetta. Life is perfect on the surface, but it’s the underbelly that worries her...
  • The Devil Incarnate by Ali Vali

    The Devil Incarnate by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Cain Casey nothing is more important than family, and having hers close—Emma, Hayden, Hannah, and the new baby—is as near as she’ll get to true happiness. But enemies who lurk in the shadows threaten more than just her business, forcing her to question whether the biggest threat comes from having it all...
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    crime  wlw  lgbtq  suspense  steamy  law-enforcement  romance  mystery
  • The Devil's Orchard by Ali Vali

    The Devil's Orchard by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In book five of the Casey Family series, Cain and Emma are planning a wedding before the birth of their third child. Cain has done everything possible to protect her family and get their lives back to normal. Cain is strengthening her partnership with the Jatibons and Carlotti families, as well as trying to help her cousin Muriel heal from FBI agent Shelby Phillips’s betrayal...
  • 白夜行 下 by Keigo Higashino, 東野圭吾

    白夜行 下 by Keigo Higashino, 東野圭吾

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Traditional Chinese first edition can be found...
  • Rise to the Fly by Cheryl Rees-Price

    Rise to the Fly by Cheryl Rees-Price

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will the police or a devious killer win this battle of wits?A quiet corner of Wales becomes the centre of a murder investigation when the bodies of a retired couple are found near the shore of a reservoir.Police try to establish the methods and motives of their attacker by careful examination of the crime scene. And, bizarrely, fishing flies are found in the victims’ mouths...
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    crime  law-enforcement  suspense  adult  book  cozy  fiction  murder
  • No Good Reason by Cari Hunter

    No Good Reason by Cari Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “I can’t do this. I can’t do any of this without her.” Detective Sanne Jensen (not blonde, not tall, definitely not Scandinavian) and Dr. Meg Fielding (scruffy, scatterbrained, prone to swearing at patients) are lifelong best friends, sharing the same deprived background and occasionally the same bed...
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    crime  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Over The Edge by Lisa Regan

    Over The Edge by Lisa Regan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When retired Philadelphia detective turned private investigator Joselyn Rush is rear-ended, her knee-jerk response is anger, especially when the well-dressed woman driving tries to flee the scene. But as Jocelyn watches in disbelief, the woman jumps off the bridge, plunging to her death in the Schuylkill River one hundred fifty feet below...
  • Tell No One / Gone For Good by Harlan Coben

    Tell No One / Gone For Good by Harlan Coben

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben comes an unforgettable duet of classic novels—two top-notch thrillers filled with the author’s signature storytelling genius.TELL NO ONEFor Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams...
  • The Clockmaker's Secret by Jack Benton

    The Clockmaker's Secret by Jack Benton

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor. Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case...
  • Suspicion by Eden Winters

    Suspicion by Eden Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucky “Simon Harrison” Lucklighter left behind his criminal past to become one of the best agents in the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau. He’s found a committed partner in fellow agent Bo Schollenberger and built a life. Now, enemies within the SNB and a friend’s betrayal leave him nowhere to turn—not even to his mentor. His boss’s life, the future of the SNB, and Lucky’s career depend on him...
  • Worth the Risk by Crystal Chard

    Worth the Risk by Crystal Chard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When everything's at stake, how close is too close?Forensic Psychologist, Grace Weatherford, wants her old job back with the Covert Intelligence Squad, but on her own terms. Yet when CIS offer up a case with a mysterious female perp at the centre, she can't say no. The catch? Grace's speciality is undercover guidance – she now has to go all in.Nadia Florescu is nobody's fool...
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    crime  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  enemies-to-lovers  fiction  mystery
  • Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 11-15 by Catherine Coulter

    Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 11-15 by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five FBI Thrillers featuring FBI Agents Savage and Sherlock #11-15: Double Take, Tailspin, Knockout, Whiplash, and Split Second...
  • Calem by Christopher Harlan

    Calem by Christopher Harlan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Calem, the first of the New York's Finest series from contemporary romance author Christopher Harlan, a renowned psychologist and an embattled NYPD detective join forces to end the city's reign of terror, finding salvation and love in each other's arms in the process. Dr. Cordelia Summers is a brilliant psychologist...
  • Mirror by Max Ellendale

    Mirror by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the final installment of the Four Point Trilogy, Sali and Maggie, despite their retirement, find themselves tirelessly recruited by civilians asking for their help. When a desperate mother appeals to Sali's sensitivities to search for her missing daughter, the duo, reluctantly, give in...
  • Relatively Rainey by R.E. Bradshaw

    Relatively Rainey by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Terrors come during vulnerable moments in the night. While lost in sleep, demons arise to expose our deepest dreads. Happiness is not a deterrent to the treachery of memories and fears. Having suffered a traumatic event nearly five years prior, Rainey has settled into contented family life...
  • Answering the Call by Ali Vali

    Answering the Call by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina, Detective Sept Savoie recovers from a gunshot wound with the help of her new love Keegan Blanchard. As the city returns to normal, so does the crime rate. Sept’s first case back on the job is a strangely ritualistic killing, which quickly escalates into serial murder...
  • The Rainey Season by R.E. Bradshaw

    The Rainey Season by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is the third in the award winning Rainey Bell Thriller series, following Lambda Literary Award Finalist Rainey Nights. Each book is stand-alone. It does help to read them in order, but it is not necessary. In The Rainey Season, former FBI behavioral analyst Rainey Bell has settled into her life as a wife and mother with Katie Myers and the triplets...
  • Rainey Nights by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rainey Nights by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Women are missing and dying in the Triangle area of North Carolina. One woman holds the key to why. With the conclusion of the Y-Man murders nine months ago and her resignation from the FBI, Former Special Agent and Behavioral Analyst, Rainey Bell has finally found peace and contentment she never thought possible, even if she remains a bit paranoid...
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    crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book
  • Price of Honor by Radclyffe

    Price of Honor by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Honor and duty are not always black and white—and when self-styled patriots take up arms against the government, the price of honor may be a life. Blair Powell and Jane Graves have much in common and even more that sets them apart in an invisible battle raging on home soil...
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    crime  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Justice for All by Radclyffe

    Justice for All by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    While Detective Lt. Rebecca Frye's elite unit attempts to uncover the connection between the local organized crime syndicate and a human trafficking ring, she and her team, and those they love, unwittingly become targets. As part of the operation, Dellon Mitchell goes undercover with a young woman posing as her lover--a woman with a secret agenda that might cause them both their lives...
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    crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  steamy  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook
  • Justice in the Shadows by Radclyffe

    Justice in the Shadows by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a shadow world of secrets, lies, and hidden agendas, Detective Sergeant Rebecca Frye and her lover, Dr. Catherine Rawlings, join forces once again in the elusive search for justice...
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    crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  steamy  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook
  • Justice Served by Radclyffe

    Justice Served by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The hunt for an informant in the ranks draws Lieutenant Rebecca Frye, her lover Doctor Catherine Rawlings, and Officer Dellon Mitchell into a deadly game of hide and seek with an underworld kingpin who traffics in human souls...
  • Returning Tides by Radclyffe

    Returning Tides by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Insurance investigator Ashley Walker faces more than a dangerous opponent when she returns to the town, and the woman, she left behind...
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    crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  steamy  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook
  • Trigger by Jessica L. Webb

    Trigger by Jessica L. Webb

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dr. Kate Morrison doesn’t know how or why someone would create human bombs that are triggered by touch. But when Sergeant Andy Wyles blocks Kate from touching the patient who collapses in her Vancouver ER, Kate joins the investigation to demand answers, regardless of the danger...
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    crime  lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  medical  mystery
  • Waiting by Calle J. Brookes

    Waiting by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone made mistakes, but some were far more dangerous than others… Fin McLaughlin wanted nothing more than to make a difference in his work with the FBI. Headhunted by the deputy director of the Bureau to head up a new division located in St. Louis, Fin was determined to make amends for the mistakes he’d made six years earlier that had almost cost him his career—and his life...
  • Beneath the Secrets Part 1 ) by Lisa Renee Jones

    Beneath the Secrets Part 1 ) by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Beneath the Secrets, Part One includes: Prelude: One Dangerous Night Blake Walker left behind the ATF when the drug cartel he was hunting cost him the life of his fellow agent, and fiancee. Now, two years later, he's working with his brothers at Walker Security, but he's living fast, hard, and wild, until he reaches the ultimate high...revenge. And he's close, so close he can taste it...
  • Inmate 1577 by Alan Jacobson, Christina Traister

    Inmate 1577 by Alan Jacobson, Christina Traister

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    National Bestselling Author Alan Jacobson brings back renowned FBI Profiler Karen Vail in an intelligent thriller that bridges time and space. When an elderly woman is found raped and brutally murdered in San Francisco, Vail heads west to team up with SFPD Inspector Lance Burden and her former task force colleague, Detective Roxxann Dixon...
  • Women's Murder Club 8 Book Set Pack by James Patterson

    Women's Murder Club 8 Book Set Pack by James Patterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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    suspense  law-enforcement  mystery  audiobook
  • Little Sister by Gytha Lodge

    Little Sister by Gytha Lodge

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Detective Jonah Sheens is enjoying a moment of peace in a pub garden on his day off when a teenage girl wanders out of the woods. She's striking, with flame-red hair and a pale complexion. She's also covered in blood. When Jonah races to help, the girl insists she's fine. Then she smiles. It's her sister he needs to worry about...
  • The Dragon Tree Legacy by Ali Vali

    The Dragon Tree Legacy by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At age thirteen, Major Wiley Gremillion sat with Aubrey Tarver under their dragon tree, sure of her future. She’d share her life with Aubrey and continue her family’s tradition of military service.But as a sniper with Special Forces, code name Black Dragon, her enemies cost her a future with Aubrey. Walking away was the only way to keep Aubrey whole...
  • 'Nother Sip of Gin: A Sinners Gin Anthology by Rhys Ford

    'Nother Sip of Gin: A Sinners Gin Anthology by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Crossroads Gin rock stars Miki, Damien, Rafe, and Forest, life is a Möbius strip of music, mayhem, and murder. Through it all, the sweet, hot moments between tours with lovers, friends, and family keep them sane, healthy, and happy. This Sinners collection features short stories spanning the entire series, from before the first note to after the lights go out...
  • Rainey's Christmas Miracle by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rainey's Christmas Miracle by R.E. Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a holiday gift in 2011, author R. E. Bradshaw gave fans of the Rainey Bell Thriller series this sweet short story. It is now available as a companion piece to MOLLY: HOUSE ON FIRE, due out in April 2012.When readers last saw the striking former FBI Behavioral Analyst, Rainey Bell just learned she was about to be a mother...
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    crime  lgbtq  wlw  adult  anthologies  children  fiction  mystery
  • Catherine Coulter FBI CD Collection 2: Point Blank, Double Take, TailSpin by Catherine Coulter

    Catherine Coulter FBI CD Collection 2: Point Blank, Double Take, TailSpin by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Point Blank: The explosive action kicks off as FBI agent Ruth Warnecki hunts for Confederate gold in a West Virginia cave. She never expects to encounter the grisly murder that catapults her into a horrific plague of death. At Hooter’s Motel in Maryland, FBI agents Savich and Carver are nearly killed while attempting to rescue a kidnap victim...
  • A Dark Horse by Blayne Cooper

    A Dark Horse by Blayne Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mid-western college professor Natalie Abbott is estranged from her dysfunctional family. It happened so slowly she barely noticed... Then it was too late. On the cusp of landing her dream job, Natalie is forced to New Orleans in search of her runaway teenaged brother Joshua. Desperately short of clues, she’s grateful that NOPD Detective Adele Lejeune seems to genuinely care...
  • Bind Me to You by B.J. Wane

    Bind Me to You by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Camille Statler would do anything for her sister and nephew, including going to a sex club with the intention of getting damning evidence to hold against her nephew’s father to stop his custody suit. Despite her plan to concentrate only on her goal, she discovers two things the moment she steps into another world...
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    steamy  suspense  wlw  dark  domestic-drama  fiction  legal  mystery
  • Troop 18 by Jessica L. Webb

    Troop 18 by Jessica L. Webb

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Andy can’t seem to stop worrying about Kate. Instead of obsessing over things she can’t control, Andy takes on a unique case involving a troubled troop of cadets from the RCMP training academy. The troop is tightly bonded, especially since the recent death of a fellow cadet. They are also hiding a secret, and Andy has been tasked with uncovering it...
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    lgbtq  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  medical
  • Gray Matters by Dolores Arden

    Gray Matters by Dolores Arden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Remy Devereux is an ace homicide detective with the SFPD. At work, she’s embroiled in a months-long murder investigation that has yet to show any signs of breaking. At home, she’s on the skids with her soon-to-be ex-girlfriend, while nightmares of the gruesome murder scene keep her up at night.On the other side of the country, Giana Falco has just made the biggest change in her life...
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    suspense  lgbtq  wlw  crime  workplace  mystery  fiction  book
  • The One to Walk Away by L. Dreamer

    The One to Walk Away by L. Dreamer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For FBI Special Agent Lake Stuart, doing the right thing had come at a price—her family. Years later, in a new city, a new career, she’s still feeling the burden of the cost. She refuses to let anyone close enough to break her heart again. She’s the one to walk away now—until she goes home with Dr. Mel Pascale for one of her many routine one-night stands...
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    crime  wlw  suspense  lgbtq  law-enforcement  medical  mystery  fiction
  • Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali

    Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There was a time when Dalton Casey ran the Casey family while grooming the next generation, but Cain Casey inherits the reins too early when Dalton is gunned down. His loss leaves Cain devastated, and she does her best to keep the business together, but his loss has left her adrift and hungry for revenge. That ends the night a new employee douses her in beer...
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    wlw  crime  lgbtq  romance  mystery  action-adventure  fiction  book
  • Dead Pretty by Robyn Nyx

    Dead Pretty by Robyn Nyx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An FBI agent, a TV star, and a serial killer. Love hurts.Special Agent Dak Farrell works cold cases, and she’s damn good at it. She’s always on the move and doesn’t care where the next case takes her. But when the Salt Lake City police department need her help with a new serial killer, she’ll be around a little longer than usual...
  • Destroying Angel by Cara Malone

    Destroying Angel by Cara Malone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A detective with secrets and a socially awkward scientist team up to solve the case of a relationship gone toxic in this age gap romantic suspense.Emery Ellison is a seasoned scientist at the top of her field, held back only by the shyness that has plagued her all her life...
  • Lady Killer by Cara Malone

    Lady Killer by Cara Malone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Opposites attract when a forensic investigator dying to fit in teams up with a detective with a major case of wanderlust.Maya Ross has worked hard to cultivate a tough, no-nonsense reputation as ‘one of the guys’ in a male-dominated field. As lead investigator, she’s at the peak of her career – and she can’t admit to anyone that it’s making her deeply unhappy...
  • Master Delacroix by Trista Ann Michaels

    Master Delacroix by Trista Ann Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nathan Delacroix never expected his favorite thriller author to be a woman, and a very pretty one at that. So when she comes to him for advice on BDSM, he can’t resist offering her the use of his club, as well as his skills as a Master. Connelly is shocked at just how much she enjoys being dominated, spanked and jeez, even shared. She needs to be careful because Nathan is way out of her league...
  • Missing Lynx by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou

    Missing Lynx by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Where do you run when there's nowhere to hide?When a sadistic serial killer known as the Headhunter resurfaces, a government blunder forces the Elite Operatives Organization into action. Operation Mask falls to Lynx. She has the determination, skills, and most importantly, the right profile, but her youth and lack of experience in the field could put more than the mission in jeopardy...
  • Breathe by Cari Hunter

    Breathe by Cari Hunter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jemima Pardon, a paramedic with a daft name and chronic asthma, has never had much in the way of good luck. The only things she attracts are traumatic jobs, and no one wants to work with her for long. But when Jem bumps into devil-may-care police officer Rosie Jones, her fortunes seem to be changing. Rosie is bright and funny, and she doesn’t mind that Jem can’t go far without her inhaler...
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    wlw  lgbtq  crime  suspense  mystery  audiobook  fiction  medical
  • Rabbit by Max Ellendale, Victoria Miller

    Rabbit by Max Ellendale, Victoria Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bias Crimes Detective, Alice Lange, has spent most of her adult life building a sarcophagus around her heart. When a targeted hate crime hits close to home and lands Alice in the emergency room, the last thing she expects is to fall for the kind doctor who softens her inhibitions while she's on the mend...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  crime  law-enforcement  romance  mystery  medical  fiction
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