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is found in the dead woman's system. While the village descends into panic, the murderer strikes again, claiming the life of local birdwatcher Iris
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cable network, with two showings on the night of 28 June 1998. On the screen, Emily
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investigating the murder of an elderly spinster in a rural village. It is the first volume in Graham's
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588:. Malicedomestic.org. 23 August 1988. Archived from
209:as her doctor claims, but was in fact murdered. An
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