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"Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, fo..." — John Banville
Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, for most crime writers are disappointed romantics.
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