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Title: Contrived
Review: Nobody does much of anything that's rational in this novel. And the climax is precipitated by a series of Hardyesque "diaboli ex mahcina," from the dep sheriff's unnacountable actions in Behrani's house, to the even more unaccountable action of Behrani's son at the crisis.Some scenes are well done, but the plot creaks.
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