mystery
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“This one had, like, one-and-a-half acts of mystery and a humorous look at small-town people,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
In counterpoint to the expanding mystery, much of which revolves around a seedy bar named the Birdhouse, is Graham’s cautious courting of the proprietress of a popular bakery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
To solve the mystery, researchers explored several possible explanations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
A baby boy whose skeleton was found beneath floorboards could have died up to 300 years ago, an inquest has heard, adding more mystery to what happened to him.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"Who knows where books come from? It's really a very great mystery, isn't it?"
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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