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"It doesn't bother me if people work out on page one who the killer is"
Ian Rankin says what is most important is what crime fiction tells us about society.
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    "It doesn't bother me if people work out on page one who the killer is"
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    "This book presented another kind of representation"
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  4. "I didn't realise how quietly rebellious I was being"
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    "I didn't realise how quietly rebellious I was being"
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    The Truth About Lies: Why We Love A Liar
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    "I spent a lot of my youth writing my mother's stories down"
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    New Heroes: A Search For Role Models In Difficult Times
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    "The library was my salvation"
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