Mystery Novels about Academia and Academics

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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,534 ratings
2.
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1)
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,882 ratings
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In the Last Analysis (Kate Fansler Mystery #1)
In the Last Analysis (Kate Fansler Mystery #1) 3.54 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,752 ratings
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The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
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Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3)
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 27,671 ratings
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For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley, #5)
For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 17,637 ratings
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The Shortest Way to Hades (Hilary Tamar, #2)
The Shortest Way to Hades (Hilary Tamar, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
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Death Is Now My Neighbor (Inspector Morse, #12)
Death Is Now My Neighbor (Inspector Morse, #12) 4.07 avg rating — 4,940 ratings
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,562 ratings
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The Theban Mysteries (A Kate Fansler Mystery #4)
The Theban Mysteries (A Kate Fansler Mystery #4) 3.70 avg rating — 518 ratings
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Love Lies Bleeding (Gervase Fen, #5)
Love Lies Bleeding (Gervase Fen, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
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Make No Bones (Gideon Oliver, #7)
Make No Bones (Gideon Oliver, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
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Frequent Hearses (Gervase Fen, #7)
Frequent Hearses (Gervase Fen, #7) 3.78 avg rating — 751 ratings
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Death in a Tenured Position (A Kate Fansler Mystery #6)
Death in a Tenured Position (A Kate Fansler Mystery #6) 3.61 avg rating — 2,050 ratings
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Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4)
Old Bones (Gideon Oliver, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 2,568 ratings
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Fellowship of Fear (Gideon Oliver, #1)
Fellowship of Fear (Gideon Oliver, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 3,803 ratings
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The Sirens Sang of Murder (Hilary Tamar, #3)
The Sirens Sang of Murder (Hilary Tamar, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 3,374 ratings
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Strangled Prose (Claire Malloy, #1)
Strangled Prose (Claire Malloy, #1)
by: Joan Hess
3.76 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
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Simon Said (Professor Simon Shaw, #1)
Simon Said (Professor Simon Shaw, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
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Moriarty Meets His Match (A Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery, #1)
Moriarty Meets His Match (A Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
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Poetic Justice (A Kate Fansler Mystery, #3)
Poetic Justice (A Kate Fansler Mystery, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 962 ratings
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An Act of Murder (Professor Prather Mystery #1)
An Act of Murder (Professor Prather Mystery #1) 3.69 avg rating — 171 ratings
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Buried for Pleasure (Gervase Fen, #6)
Buried for Pleasure (Gervase Fen, #6) 3.86 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
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The Long Divorce (Gervase Fen, #8)
The Long Divorce (Gervase Fen, #8) 4.04 avg rating — 842 ratings
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Switcheroo (Gideon Oliver, #18)
Switcheroo (Gideon Oliver, #18) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
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The James Joyce Murder (A Kate Fansler Mystery #2)
The James Joyce Murder (A Kate Fansler Mystery #2) 3.59 avg rating — 724 ratings
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Unnatural Selection (Gideon Oliver, #13)
Unnatural Selection (Gideon Oliver, #13) 4.06 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
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Icy Clutches (Gideon Oliver, #6)
Icy Clutches (Gideon Oliver, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 1,839 ratings
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No Word from Winifred (A Kate Fansler Mystery #8)
No Word from Winifred (A Kate Fansler Mystery #8) 3.61 avg rating — 373 ratings
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A Trap for Fools (A Kate Fansler Mystery #9)
A Trap for Fools (A Kate Fansler Mystery #9) 3.38 avg rating — 314 ratings
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The Question of Max (A Kate Fansler Mystery #5)
The Question of Max (A Kate Fansler Mystery #5) 3.59 avg rating — 346 ratings
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Jay Omega, #1)
Bimbos of the Death Sun (Jay Omega, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,812 ratings
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The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse #6)
The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse #6) 3.85 avg rating — 4,294 ratings
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The Sibyl in Her Grave (Hilary Tamar, #4)
The Sibyl in Her Grave (Hilary Tamar, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
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Parting Breath (Inspector Sloan #7)
Parting Breath (Inspector Sloan #7) 3.68 avg rating — 606 ratings
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The Dark Place (Gideon Oliver, #2)
The Dark Place (Gideon Oliver, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,410 ratings
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The Mark Twain Murders (Beth Austin, #1)
The Mark Twain Murders (Beth Austin, #1) 3.23 avg rating — 131 ratings
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Curses! (Gideon Oliver, #5)
Curses! (Gideon Oliver, #5) 3.90 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
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Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3)
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
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The George Eliot Murders (Beth Austin, #2)
The George Eliot Murders (Beth Austin, #2) 3.19 avg rating — 88 ratings
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The Charles Dickens Murders (Beth Austin, #3)
The Charles Dickens Murders (Beth Austin, #3) 3.10 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Dead Men's Hearts (Gideon Oliver, #8)
Dead Men's Hearts (Gideon Oliver, #8) 3.97 avg rating — 1,834 ratings
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The Long Farewell (Sir John Appleby, #17)
The Long Farewell (Sir John Appleby, #17) 3.74 avg rating — 258 ratings
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Death at the Alma Mater (St. Just Mystery, #3)
Death at the Alma Mater (St. Just Mystery, #3) 3.63 avg rating — 1,353 ratings
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Dead in the Water (Daisy Dalrymple, #6)
Dead in the Water (Daisy Dalrymple, #6) 3.68 avg rating — 4,100 ratings
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Death at the President's Lodging (Sir John Appleby, #1)
Death at the President's Lodging (Sir John Appleby, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 1,989 ratings
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Twenty Blue Devils (Gideon Oliver, #9)
Twenty Blue Devils (Gideon Oliver, #9) 3.94 avg rating — 1,566 ratings
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Good Blood (Gideon Oliver, #11)
Good Blood (Gideon Oliver, #11) 4.01 avg rating — 1,072 ratings
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Death in the Quadrangle: A Classic Mystery
Death in the Quadrangle: A Classic Mystery 3.50 avg rating — 107 ratings
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Sweet Death, Kind Death (A Kate Fansler Mystery #7)
Sweet Death, Kind Death (A Kate Fansler Mystery #7) 3.53 avg rating — 330 ratings
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En busca de Klingsor
En busca de Klingsor 3.91 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
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Zombies of the Gene Pool (Jay Omega, #2)
Zombies of the Gene Pool (Jay Omega, #2) 3.44 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
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Something to Hide: A Novel
Something to Hide: A Novel 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Shadows on the Ivy (Antique Print, #3)
Shadows on the Ivy (Antique Print, #3)
by: Lea Wait
3.61 avg rating — 311 ratings
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Hallowed Murder (Jane Lawless, #1)
Hallowed Murder (Jane Lawless, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 878 ratings
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The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2)
The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2)
by: Rex Stout
4.09 avg rating — 7,733 ratings
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Majoring In Murder (Murder, She Wrote, #19)
Majoring In Murder (Murder, She Wrote, #19) 3.98 avg rating — 863 ratings
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Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation #6)
Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation #6) 4.21 avg rating — 1,033 ratings
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Murder Games (Instinct, #1)
Murder Games (Instinct, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 23,362 ratings
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The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #17)
The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #17) 4.18 avg rating — 76,073 ratings
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Everyone Lies (DCI Simms & Professor Fennimore, #1)
Everyone Lies (DCI Simms & Professor Fennimore, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 630 ratings
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Transient Desires (Commissario Brunetti, #30)
Transient Desires (Commissario Brunetti, #30) 4.10 avg rating — 10,928 ratings
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Nights in White Satin (Laura Principal, #4)
Nights in White Satin (Laura Principal, #4) 3.35 avg rating — 95 ratings
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The Musubi Murder (Professor Molly Mysteries, #1)
The Musubi Murder (Professor Molly Mysteries, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 304 ratings
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Golden in Death (In Death, #50)
Golden in Death (In Death, #50)
by: J.D. Robb
4.38 avg rating — 26,327 ratings
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Code Grey (Dulcie Schwartz, #9)
Code Grey (Dulcie Schwartz, #9) 3.57 avg rating — 68 ratings
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The Professor (McMurtrie and Drake, #1)
The Professor (McMurtrie and Drake, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 25,666 ratings
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Drama Queen (Nicky and Noah Mystery #1)
Drama Queen (Nicky and Noah Mystery #1) 3.39 avg rating — 189 ratings
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The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police, #12)
The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police, #12) 4.16 avg rating — 6,220 ratings
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The White Shepherd (Oxford Dog Walker Crime Thrillers #1)
The White Shepherd (Oxford Dog Walker Crime Thrillers #1) 4.24 avg rating — 2,074 ratings
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Dead Land (V.I. Warshawski #20)
Dead Land (V.I. Warshawski #20) 4.05 avg rating — 5,287 ratings
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Written in Red (Oxford Dogwalkers Mystery, #2)
Written in Red (Oxford Dogwalkers Mystery, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
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The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1)
The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 41,499 ratings
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Walking Into Murder (Professor Laura Morland Mystery, #1)
Walking Into Murder (Professor Laura Morland Mystery, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 878 ratings
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An Imperfect Spy (A Kate Fansler Mystery #11)
An Imperfect Spy (A Kate Fansler Mystery #11) 3.33 avg rating — 359 ratings
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The Players Come Again (A Kate Fansler Mystery #10)
The Players Come Again (A Kate Fansler Mystery #10) 3.41 avg rating — 295 ratings
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The Infernal Device (Professor Moriarty, #1)
The Infernal Device (Professor Moriarty, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 282 ratings
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A Spark of Death (Professor Bradshaw Mysteries, #1)
A Spark of Death (Professor Bradshaw Mysteries, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 407 ratings
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The Puzzled Heart (A Kate Fansler Mystery #12)
The Puzzled Heart (A Kate Fansler Mystery #12) 3.33 avg rating — 277 ratings
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The Curious Case of the Missing Figurehead (Professor and Mrs. Littlefield Mystery #1)
The Curious Case of the Missing Figurehead (Professor and Mrs. Littlefield Mystery #1) 3.54 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Honest Doubt (A Kate Fansler Mystery #13)
Honest Doubt (A Kate Fansler Mystery #13) 3.15 avg rating — 291 ratings
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Maxwell's Mask (Peter Maxwell Mystery #11)
Maxwell's Mask (Peter Maxwell Mystery #11)
by: M.J. Trow
4.52 avg rating — 257 ratings
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Murder is an Art (Professor Sally Good #1)
Murder is an Art (Professor Sally Good #1) 3.53 avg rating — 90 ratings
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The Edge of Doom (A Kate Fansler Mystery #14)
The Edge of Doom (A Kate Fansler Mystery #14) 3.32 avg rating — 252 ratings
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Maxwell's Match
Maxwell's Match
by: M.J. Trow
4.40 avg rating — 223 ratings
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The Knowledge (Richard Jury #24)
The Knowledge (Richard Jury #24) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,215 ratings
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Maxwell's Ride
Maxwell's Ride
by: M.J. Trow
4.36 avg rating — 248 ratings
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Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)
Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)
by: Dan Brown
3.90 avg rating — 347,670 ratings
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Death by Theory: A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological Theory
Death by Theory: A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological Theory 3.35 avg rating — 184 ratings
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Maxwell's Curse
Maxwell's Curse
by: M.J. Trow
4.36 avg rating — 253 ratings
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The Chalk Pit
The Chalk Pit 4.14 avg rating — 22,263 ratings
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That Sleep of Death
That Sleep of Death 3.15 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Maxwell's War
Maxwell's War
by: M.J. Trow
4.36 avg rating — 283 ratings
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Illusion Town (Ghost Hunters, #13)
Illusion Town (Ghost Hunters, #13) 4.22 avg rating — 6,054 ratings
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Maxwell's Movie
Maxwell's Movie
by: M.J. Trow
4.19 avg rating — 332 ratings
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The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan, #20)
The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan, #20) 4.02 avg rating — 17,200 ratings
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The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)
The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 3,516 ratings
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Maxwell's Flame
Maxwell's Flame
by: M.J. Trow
4.17 avg rating — 401 ratings
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Untouchable (Cutler, Sutter & Salinas, #3)
Untouchable (Cutler, Sutter & Salinas, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 6,698 ratings
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