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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"I felt I needed to speak out, otherwise I would have been dead inside," Siranudh, known locally as Psi, told AFP late last week.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"I could not sleep for a week. I felt like I was walking around like a dead body."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The rest, she said, were either dead or missing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“Well, that’s your problem. You refuse to see the evidence in front of you. Those dead branches are what’s keeping that plant from thriving.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam