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Cosy Crime Pays For Indy Author

vid reading as a child laid the foundation for Lynn’s love of mystery and crime stories, and she always imagined that one day she’d write her own. When she grew up though, marriage and a promising career as a singer/songwriter on the British and American folk circuits gave her little time to pursue writing until, after a bout of particularly debilitating illness, she decided it was time

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