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1/5
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Work on it.
2/5
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1-2 bright spots.
3/5
Good
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4/5
Very Good
1-2 spots that need work
5/5
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Must-read.
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Several murder victims are found in a Tokyo studio used to shoot underage pornography videos, including one of the trafficked girls and an important official...
The scion of a high-powered modeling agency returns from self-imposed religious exile when the years-old cold-case disappearance of his childhood friend six years suddenly heats...
THE FREEDOM BUILDING by Martin Kendall aptly delves into contemporary topics such as terrorism, trust, freedom, public and personal Truth in the guise of fiction.
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