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Monday, December 02, 2013
Amazon's TV Collections Deal of the Week: Up to 72% Off CSI and NCIS Collections
A Conversation with Romantic Suspense Novelist Cindy McDonald
with Cindy McDonald
We are delighted to welcome romantic suspense author Cindy McDonald to Omnimystery News today.
Cindy's first book in her new "First Force Series" of thrillers is Into the Crossfire (Acorn Book Services; October 2013 trade paperback and ebook formats) and we recently had a chance to talk with her about it.
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Omnimystery News: Tell us a little more about your new series.
Photo provided courtesy of
Cindy McDonald
Cindy McDonald: "First Force" is a new series for me. I already write another murder/suspense series, "Unbridled". The character Jack Haliday made his first appearance in my third novel from the Unbridled Series, Dangerous Deception.
I enjoyed writing the character so much that I included him in the fourth novel, Against the Ropes, and he comes along for one more Unbridled adventure in Shady Deals (to be released January 2014).
What can I say? I simply fell in love with Jack, so I decided to write a romantic suspense series for the ex-Navy SEAL — First Force. The first book of the series is Into the Crossfire.
OMN: How would you tweet the synopsis of the book?
CM: A notorious biker gang has attacked ex-Navy SEAL Jack Haliday's family killing his wife. Now Jack has a score to settle and he's got some friends to help him do it!
OMN: Tell us more about the book's cover.
CM: The man on the cover of my book is UK rugby star and model Stuart Reardon. When he posted this picture of himself (taken by renowned NYC photographer, Paul Rietz) on Facebook I thought it was absolutely perfect for Into the Crossfire. I contacted Paul to contract the picture. I think it is perfect for the storyline, and the photo depicts my character, Jack Haliday, to a tee. See, social networking can pay off!
OMN: Do you choose real places to set the action in your books?
CM: All of my books, in both of my series, take place in fictional locations. I made the decision to do this while writing my first series, Unbridled. The murder/suspense series takes place at a Thoroughbred racetrack, and because my husband actively trains and races Thoroughbreds I didn't want anyone at the racetrack where our horses race to think the stories were directed at them or be upset by descriptions of landmarks that they felt should be represented differently or feel that certain locations should not be used. In other words, I didn't want them to feel exploited in any way. Likewise, I decided to use fictional locations for my new series First Force as well, even though this series has nothing to do with horses or horse racing. Like most authors, I already get the question: Is this character based on so-and-so?
OMN: What kinds of books do you read for pleasure?
CM: I love murder/suspense and romantic suspense storylines. For me, something has to be at stake — and the stakes have to be high. To keep my interest, someone has to be in danger, and that someone has to be at the heart and soul of the hero's life. I love hot love scenes — but they must be well written and tasteful. I have no use for vulgar sex scenes or sex scenes that have been thrown into a story just for the sake of writing one. The love/sex scene must move the story forward.
OMN: What's next for you?
CM: I am always writing. Writing two series is a challenge, but it is one that I truly enjoy. I have also decided to add children's books to my bookshelf. In the spring of 2014 my first children's book will release: George the Boss. I will be writing the books under the pen name: CS McDonald.
I also have another book from the Unbridled series coming in January of 2014 — Shady Deals, which will be book number 5.
And of course I will continue writing the First Force series. Meanwhile, I travel to horseshows with my daughter, and I race Thoroughbreds with my husband, and I love to travel through wine country to visit wineries — I especially enjoy Virginia wines, but I am planning a trip to Oregon this spring.
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Cindy McDonald was born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. For 26 years she was a professional choreographer and taught ballet, jazz, and tap. During that time she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. Most recently she has retired to write her novels. She resides with her husband on their Thoroughbred farm known as Fly By Night Stables near Pittsburgh.
To learn more about her book series and to read excerpts from her upcoming books, please visit her website at CindyMcWriter.com or find her on Facebook and Twitter.
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Into the Crossfire
Cindy McDonald
A First Force Novel of Romantic Suspense
Jack Haliday has a score to settle …
It has been four years since ex-Navy SEAL Jack Haliday, had an explosive run-in with a biker gang, wounding their leader, Gunner. During those years, Jack had acquired everything he ever wanted: a beautiful wife, daughter, and a lovely home in the suburbs — everything was just about as perfect as it could get, until Gunner returned to twist Jack's world inside-out with a vengeance that he could never have prepared for.
Now Jack has a score to settle and he's got some friends to help him do it.
$50 Off the Kindle Fire HDX 7" Tablet is Amazon's Cyber Monday Deal of the Day
Amazon's Cyber Monday Deal of the Day is $50 Off the Kindle Fire HDX 7" tablet (Wi-Fi only configurations). This discounted price is available for Monday, December 2nd, 2013 only.
The HDX comes in two models — 7" and 8.9" — and feature quad-core 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 processors, 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU for fast, fluid gaming and video, 16, 32 or 64GB of storage and new higher-resolution displays (1920x1200px (323 ppi) on the 7", 2560x1600px (339 ppi) on the 8.9"). The larger model also includes an 8MP 1080p HD rear camera in addition to the front-facing 720p HD camera for Skype video calls and more.
The HDX also introduces a "Mayday" button — revolutionary, on-device tech support. Connect for free to an Amazon expert 24x7, 365 days a year.
In addition to storage options, tablets can be selected with or without special offers and as Wi-Fi only devices or Wi-Fi with 4G LTE. (Remember: only the Wi-Fi models are available for $50 off today only.)
Extraordinary Retribution by Erec Stebbins is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Extraordinary Retribution by Erec Stebbins as today's second free mystery ebook (A Political Thriller; Kindle format only).
This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 02, 2013 at 7:20 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.
For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.
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Extraordinary Retribution
Erec Stebbins
A Political Thriller
Publisher: Twice Pi Press
Sometimes evil is not born of madness, but madness of evil.
The Priest. Betrayed by church and state. The Whore. Punished for the crimes of a nation. The Wraith. Now, there will be payback, and it will shake the foundations of American democracy.
Follow CIA agent Sara Houston and Catholic priest Francisco Lopez as they pursue the killers of his brother. What they will find will uncover the darkest secrets of Washington.
But their hunt is not alone. As they uncover a conspiracy deep in the intelligence community, they discover that someone else is pursuing the same subjects: a killer bent on a revenge so terrible, it is only matched by the crimes committed against him.
In the end, no one escapes unscathed, no beliefs will go unchallenged, and no wrong will escape the terrible, final, and extraordinary retribution.
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
For more free mystery ebooks, visit our Free MystereBooks page.
Keyser Run by J. L. Austgen is Today's Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Keyser Run by J. L. Austgen as today's free mystery ebook (An Evelyn Morgan Mystery; Kindle format only).
This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 02, 2013 at 7:10 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.
For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.
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Keyser Run
J. L. Austgen
An Evelyn Morgan Mystery
Publisher: Dreampipe Publishing
Evelyn Morgan is a newly minted team leader placed in charge of one of the FBI's elite anti-terrorist squads after tracking a world-renowned assassin for most of her adult life. Tasked with discovering the original sources of funding for a terrorist cell operating in a suburb of Washington, D.C., she is quickly ensnared in an international conspiracy when all contact is lost with the terrorists. While scrambling to find the terror cell, Morgan uncovers a plot more sinister than she could have thought possible. One of her agents wants her dead, and will stop at nothing to accomplish the goal.
While tracking down the mole within her organization, Morgan stumbles on the clues that point her back to the world-class assassin she's been trying to capture. But as her team is executed one by one, she must come to terms with the fact that the assassin isn't her most dangerous adversary.
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
For more free mystery ebooks, visit our Free MystereBooks page.
Over 1300 Mysteries and Thrillers is Today's Kindle Daily Deal
MystereBooks is pleased to feature over 1300 mysteries and thrillers as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.
The deal prices are mostly $2.99 or less but some are much higher; please confirm the price before completing your purchase. This deal is valid only for today, Monday, December 02, 2013. We're highlighting the Nero Award-winning return of Nero Wolfe, Murder in E Minor by Robert Goldsborough, below.
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Murder in E Minor
Robert Goldsborough
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Mysterious Press
Two years after Wolfe's retirement, his past returns with deadly intent …
It wasn't Nero Wolfe's idea for Orrie Cather to kill himself, but the great detective gave his blessing to his longtime associate's plan. Cather had killed three people, and it was only fair to pay the price. Though Wolfe reacted to Cather's death with his characteristic calmness, prize assistant Archie Goodwin could see the rotund genius of West Thirty-Fifth Street was shaken to his well-fed core. Wolfe decided his sleuthing days were finished.
The detective's retirement lasts until the day Maria Radovich walks through his townhouse door. She is the daughter of Milos Stefanovic, New York Symphony conductor and long-ago compatriot of Wolfe's. Like Wolfe, Stefanovic spent his youth as a freedom fighter in the mountains of Montenegro. The conductor has been receiving death threats, and Wolfe agrees to come out of retirement to help his old friend. But before he can attack the case, Stefanovic is murdered, and for the first time in years, Wolfe and Goodwin must go to war.
Important Note: This book was listed at the price mentioned above on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
Mystery Godoku Puzzle for December 02, 2013
A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.
Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).
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This week's letters and mystery clue:
A B C D J K L N O
This ex-Marine is featured in a series of thrillers by L. T. Ryan (9 letters).
We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.
Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.
Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!
Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (131202)
Here is today's mystery and suspense update from Big Fish Games …
• Our Featured Title is Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate.
• The Daily Deal is Alexander the Great: Secrets of Power, just $2.99 today only!
• The current Catch of the Week is Angelica Weaver: Catch Me When You Can, just $2.99 through Sunday, December 08, 2013 only.
• Today's Special Deal — Cyber Monday Blowout Sale: All Standard Edition games on BFG's Best PC Games list are just $2.99 each! Use coupon code CYBER at check-out to purchase any Standard Edition PC game on the list for just $4.99. Offer valid December 2nd, 2013 only until 11:59 PM PT.
Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!
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Our Featured Title today is Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate
You will have to challenge yourself as a professional who specializes in most tangled cases and defeat the darkness to rescue an innocent soul. Earlier you've already had a chance to investigate strange cases in ancient Thai and Mexico. Now it's time visit the Mediterranean coast and reveal the secret of an ancient family estate which was inherited by a young woman who is now begging you for help. Her life hangs in the balance and her fate is up to your strength and courage.
A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour.
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Today's Daily Deal is Alexander the Great: Secrets of Power
Long ago, a renowned warrior and ruler, Alexander the Great, endued his crown, dagger and ring with magical powers. The power once bestowed on each artifact is strong, and capable of causing irreparable harm, should they fall into the hands of the evil. Now it’s up to you, a descendant of the ancient emperor, to collect all the artifacts and save the world. Dive into the whirlpool of dramatic events and thrilling mysteries to unlock the secrets of ancient power!
A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Monday, December 02, 2013 — for $2.99.
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The current Catch of the Week is Angelica Weaver: Catch Me When You Can
Angelica Weaver, a detective on Chicago's Special Task Force, must use her renowned deductive skills to stop a present day killer. The only way for her to get ahead of this killer is to first identify a murderer who escaped justice over a hundred years ago. Angelica has the ability to connect with the dead. Through supersensory visions she is able to jump back and forth between crimes scenes on the streets of historic London and present-day Chicago where the victims reveal to her their final moments. Work with Angelica as she puzzles her way through the past and uses her insights to stop the pattern in the future in this hidden object puzzle adventure.
A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game at the special price of $2.99 through Sunday, December 08, 2013.
Sunday, December 01, 2013
A New MystereBook: Gemini Moon by Maria Grazia Swan
Here is a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during December 2013 priced $4.99 or less …
Gemini Moon by Maria Grazia Swan introduces Lella York in a story of suspense, romance, and psychological games that will leave you breathless …
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Gemini Moon by Maria Grazia Swan
A Lella York Mystery
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication Date: December 01, 2013
Price: $3.99 (as of 12/01/13 05:30 PM ET)
Italian-born Lella York leads a very predictable life as an average housewife in Southern California … until a strange encounter on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy predicts a very different future.
Upon returning from her vacation, Lella is shocked to find that her best friend, Ruby, has not only accidentally shot her own husband, but also mysteriously disappeared. To Lella's horror, her son Kyle is accused of kidnapping the missing woman. And the fact that he is driving around in the dead husband's Ferrari Testarossa is not helping his case. With her son in jail, her best friend vanished, and her life turning into a soap opera, the last thing Lella expects to encounter is a police lieutenant who gets her heart racing in more ways than one. Homicide Lieutenant Devin stirs feelings in Lella that she hasn't felt since becoming a widow four years ago. But can she trust his agenda? Lust, guilt, and confusion mix together in a dangerous game of cat and mouse as Lella tries to untangle the web of lies and deceit that's quickly closing in around her.
Important Note: This book was listed for the price indicated on the date and time as shown. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
A Necessary End, An Alan Banks Mystery by Peter Robinson, Now at a Special Price
MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Necessary End by Peter Robinson, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Scribner.
The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (12/01/2013 at 5:00 PM ET). Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.
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A Necessary End by Peter Robinson
An Alan Banks Mystery (3rd in series)
Publisher: Scribner
A policeman is stabbed to death at an anti-nuclear demonstration outside the Eastvale Community Centre in Yorkshire. In a politically motivated move, Detective Superintendent Richard "Dirty Dick" Burgess is pulled in from London to run the investigation.
With a long list of suspects and an old enemy breathing down his neck, the odds are against Chief Inspector Alan Banks as he races to find the killer before Burgess and save his career.
Important Note: This book was listed at the above mentioned price on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
A New MystereBook: Nearly Departed by J. B. Lynn
Here is a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during December 2013 priced $4.99 or less …
Nearly Departed by J. B. Lynn is the first in a new series featuring crime scene clean-up specialist Victoria Spring.
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Nearly Departed by J. B. Lynn
A Spring Cleaning Mystery
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication Date: December 01, 2013
Price: $3.99 (as of 12/01/13 04:30 PM ET)
Victoria Spring hates her job. The last career a reluctant medium should pursue is crime scene clean up; it would have been nice to know she could talk to ghosts before taking the job.
As the co-founder of Spring Cleaning, most of the hard work should be covered by her business partner & brother, Jerry. And it was … until he was shipped off to Afghanistan and declared missing in action over two years ago. Determined not to disappoint her parents, Vicky keeps the business afloat "just until Jerry gets back." But when she agrees to clean up the murder-suicide of three college students, she knows she'll need help. Ex-cop Smoke Barclay is more than a little mysterious, but he has great references, passed the puke test, and has a decent hand shake, so he's hired. Smoke's help should make this job a breeze, but when the ghosts of the three victims show up at the scene claiming all three were murdered by someone still on the loose; Vicky knows nothing about this job is going to be easy.
Helping the ghosts move on means finding out what really happened to happened to them … even if it means Vicky may be the next victim.
Important Note: This book was listed for the price indicated on the date and time as shown. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
Body Bags, A Jenna Blake, Body of Evidence Thriller by Christopher Golden, Now at a Special Price
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Body Bags by Christopher Golden, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Daring Greatly.
The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (12/01/2013 at 4:00 PM ET). Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.
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Body Bags by Christopher Golden
A Jenna Blake, Body of Evidence Thriller (1st in series)
Publisher: Daring Greatly
When Jenna Blake starts her freshman year at Somerset University, she's not only living on her own for the first time, she's moving closer to the father she never really knew. It's an exciting time, filled with new faces and new challenges, not to mention parties and boys and … corpses?
Jenna is torn about her future. She'd like to be a doctor like her mother, but she can't stand the sight of blood. Her father, a criminology professor, thinks he has the answer — and sends her to interview for a job with the Medical Examiner — an interview that takes place in the middle of an autopsy!
When a congressional aide goes violently insane, and then drops dead, the pathology team at Somerset Medical Center discover that his brain was ravaged with disease — and loaded with insect larvae. When Jenna takes on her new job, she is drawn into a web of terrifying disease, dangerous politics, and intriguing mystery. And when one of her professors ends up dead, she starts making connections even the police haven't seen … which will bring her face to face with a pair of killers, one medical, and one all too human.
Important Note: This book was listed at the above mentioned price on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
A New MystereBook: A Catered Christmas Killer by Carol Lee
Here is a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during November 2013 priced $4.99 or less …
A Catered Christmas Killer by Carol Lee is the second holiday-themed novella in the Sinful Sweets cozy mystery series.
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A Catered Christmas Killer by Carol Lee
A Sinful Sweets Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Bristlecone Books
Publication Date: November 29, 2013
Price: $0.99 (as of 12/01/13 03:30 PM ET)
Sinful Sweets is taking off with Sydney's first catering job for a wealthy family's Christmas party in a nearby town. She couldn't be prouder and is even considering hiring more help — at Grace's request.
But when she gets to work, she finds that her host is micromanaging all aspects of her job and she can't wait to be finished. Until her host winds up dead on her kitchen floor the morning of the Christmas party.
Sydney's prized knife is missing and fingers are pointing to her as the killer. While the party continues, Sydney has to cut her name off of the suspect list and find the real killer before that knife winds up being the death of her.
Important Note: This book was listed for the price indicated on the date and time as shown. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
Last Island South, A Meggie Trevor Mystery by John C. Boland, Now at a Special Price
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Last Island South by John C. Boland, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Perfect Crime.
The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (12/01/2013 at 3:00 PM ET). Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.
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Last Island South by John C. Boland
A Meggie Trevor Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Perfect Crime
Key West private detective Meggie Trevor is so broke she'll take on any client who pays cash.
Her CIA agent father is missing on the Gulf of Mexico. So is a yacht carrying a deadly cargo.
Too bad Meggie's client hasn't told her everything he knows … they both might live longer.
Important Note: This book was listed at the above mentioned price on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
Sins of the Flesh by Colleen McCullough, New in Bookstores This Week
Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published this month by HarperCollins, is Sins of the Flesh by Colleen McCullough.
For a list of more new hardcover mysteries published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for November 2013. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of November 2013 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.
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Sins of the Flesh
Colleen McCullough
Series: Carmine Delmonico (5th)
It's August 1969 in the sleepy college town of Holloman, Connecticut, and police Captain Carmine Delmonico is away on vacation. Back at home, first one, then two anonymous male corpses turn up-emaciated and emasculated. After connecting the victims to four other bodies, Sergeant Delia Carstairs and Lieutenant Abe Goldberg realize that Holloman has a psychopathic killer on the loose. Luckily, Carmine decides to come back from vacation early.
Carmine's team begins to circle a trio of eccentrics, who readily admit to knowing all the victims, but their stories keep changing. They share family ties, painful memories, and a dark past. One of them is a new friend of Carmine's invaluable sergeant, Delia Carstairs, as is the respected head of the mental hospital, who has been doing groundbreaking work rehabilitating one very difficult patient who is now her trusted assistant. When another vicious murder rocks Holloman, Carmine faces the revelation that two killers are at large with completely different modus operandi even as he barely escapes being next in the body count. Suddenly the summer isn't so sleepy anymore.
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