本帖最后由 myq495 于 2015-8-10 17:46 编辑 8 d* Y1 t; Z/ `
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Carol has written a book about one of her previous adventures. She has put a lot of work into it, but after receiving rejections from several publishers, her enthusiasm for the project is beginning to wane.
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0 Z4 L6 L9 _( f6 G" m! hHer hope is somewhat rekindled when a publisher who recently rejected her book sends her an SMS, telling Carol that he wants to meet her.
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. s5 {0 c- Z( c F, {3 m2 lHowever, the publisher is not interested in Carol's writing skills,but in her aptitude for locating missing persons. He wants to hire her to find a missing eccentric author.
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It's obvious to Carol from the very beginning that it's not an average missing person case. The author's wife was murdered 6 years ago. Just before his disappearance, a young woman was found murdered, with pages from the author's latest book stuffed into her mouth.8 o; R+ |# x8 j
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