Best Historical Thrillers

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Beginnings (Jigsaw #1)
Beginnings (Jigsaw #1) 3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Revenge at the Galliano Club: A Prohibition historical fiction thriller (Galliano Club series Book 3)
Revenge at the Galliano Club: A Prohibition historical fiction thriller (Galliano Club series Book 3) 4.74 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Vatican Daughter: A Novel
Vatican Daughter: A Novel 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The River Remembers
The River Remembers 4.40 avg rating — 92 ratings
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The Tuzla Run
The Tuzla Run 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13) 4.17 avg rating — 7,128 ratings
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Knight of the Purple Ribbon
Knight of the Purple Ribbon 3.56 avg rating — 36 ratings
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A Fierce Radiance
A Fierce Radiance 3.69 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
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Cut of the Cross (Colonial City Series)
Cut of the Cross (Colonial City Series) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2)
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,897 ratings
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Die Henkerstochter (Die Henkerstochter, #1)
Die Henkerstochter (Die Henkerstochter, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 78,687 ratings
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His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae 3.90 avg rating — 35,376 ratings
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Anything But Treason (Adventures of a Victorian Soldier #1)
Anything But Treason (Adventures of a Victorian Soldier #1) 4.15 avg rating — 175 ratings
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Beginnings (Jigsaw #1)
Beginnings (Jigsaw #1) 3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings
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A Dagger of Lightning
A Dagger of Lightning 4.50 avg rating — 157 ratings
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,578 ratings
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City of Light
City of Light 3.78 avg rating — 5,605 ratings
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,724 ratings
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Freedom Pledge (Adventures of a Victorian Soldier #0.5)
Freedom Pledge (Adventures of a Victorian Soldier #0.5) 4.10 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Warheads (Jigsaw #2)
Warheads (Jigsaw #2) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Ghost Tamer
Ghost Tamer 3.93 avg rating — 584 ratings
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The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 13,292 ratings
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Road to the Galliano Club: Prequel to the Galliano Club historical fiction series (Galliano Club series)
Road to the Galliano Club: Prequel to the Galliano Club historical fiction series (Galliano Club series) 4.36 avg rating — 44 ratings
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The Thirty-Nine Steps (Oxford Bookworms Library Level 4)
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Oxford Bookworms Library Level 4) 3.40 avg rating — 1,005 ratings
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Murder at the Galliano Club: A Prohibition historical fiction thriller (Galliano Club series Book 1)
Murder at the Galliano Club: A Prohibition historical fiction thriller (Galliano Club series Book 1) 4.35 avg rating — 71 ratings
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King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 51,857 ratings
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Dracula: The Un-Dead
Dracula: The Un-Dead 3.15 avg rating — 6,730 ratings
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Domina (Ancient Rome, #1)
Domina (Ancient Rome, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 304 ratings
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The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8)
The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8) 4.14 avg rating — 7,433 ratings
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,123 ratings
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The Romeo and Juliet Code (Felicity Bathburn, #1)
The Romeo and Juliet Code (Felicity Bathburn, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,497 ratings
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The Girl Is Murder (The Girl is Murder, #1)
The Girl Is Murder (The Girl is Murder, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 1,877 ratings
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The Sittaford Mystery
The Sittaford Mystery 3.77 avg rating — 28,823 ratings
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Master and God
Master and God 3.81 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective 3.51 avg rating — 24,678 ratings
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The Girl is Trouble (The Girl is Murder, #2)
The Girl is Trouble (The Girl is Murder, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 648 ratings
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Saturnalia (Marcus Didius Falco, #18)
Saturnalia (Marcus Didius Falco, #18) 4.08 avg rating — 2,850 ratings
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The First Apostle (Chris Bronson, #1)
The First Apostle (Chris Bronson, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,518 ratings
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The Accusers (Marcus Didius Falco, #15)
The Accusers (Marcus Didius Falco, #15) 3.97 avg rating — 2,586 ratings
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The Magdalena Curse
The Magdalena Curse 3.64 avg rating — 493 ratings
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The Jupiter Myth (Marcus Didius Falco #14)
The Jupiter Myth (Marcus Didius Falco #14) 4.07 avg rating — 2,764 ratings
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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 44,716 ratings
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Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6)
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 4,198 ratings
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The Third Man
The Third Man 3.79 avg rating — 16,175 ratings
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The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4)
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 5,371 ratings
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Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2)
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 6,507 ratings
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Journey to the Centre of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 218,556 ratings
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One Virgin Too Many (Marcus Didius Falco, #11)
One Virgin Too Many (Marcus Didius Falco, #11) 4.11 avg rating — 3,164 ratings
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Two for the Lions (Marcus Didius Falco, #10)
Two for the Lions (Marcus Didius Falco, #10) 4.06 avg rating — 3,189 ratings
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The Black Mile (Soho Noir #1)
The Black Mile (Soho Noir #1) 3.83 avg rating — 927 ratings
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The Sixth Lamentation (Father Anselm, #1)
The Sixth Lamentation (Father Anselm, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,054 ratings
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A Dying Light in Corduba (Marcus Didius Falco, #8)
A Dying Light in Corduba (Marcus Didius Falco, #8) 4.07 avg rating — 3,649 ratings
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City of Cannibals
City of Cannibals 3.55 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3)
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 5,813 ratings
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Poseidon's Gold (Marcus Didius Falco, #5)
Poseidon's Gold (Marcus Didius Falco, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 4,749 ratings
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Ode to a Banker (Marcus Didius Falco, #12)
Ode to a Banker (Marcus Didius Falco, #12) 4.02 avg rating — 2,704 ratings
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See Delphi and Die (Marcus Didius Falco, #17)
See Delphi and Die (Marcus Didius Falco, #17) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,805 ratings
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King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,416 ratings
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Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II
Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II 3.72 avg rating — 296 ratings
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The Fate of Princes
The Fate of Princes 4.06 avg rating — 108 ratings
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The House of the Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #2)
The House of the Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 1,643 ratings
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The Serpent Amongst the Lilies (Matthew Jenkyn, #2)
The Serpent Amongst the Lilies (Matthew Jenkyn, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 211 ratings
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Romeo Blue (Felicity Bathburn, #2)
Romeo Blue (Felicity Bathburn, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,056 ratings
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The House of Death (Alexander The Great Mysteries, #1)
The House of Death (Alexander The Great Mysteries, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 269 ratings
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Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,869 ratings
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Strong as Death (Catherine LeVendeur, #4)
Strong as Death (Catherine LeVendeur, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 773 ratings
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The Wandering Arm (Catherine LeVendeur, #3)
The Wandering Arm (Catherine LeVendeur, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 703 ratings
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The Devil's Door (Catherine LeVendeur, #2)
The Devil's Door (Catherine LeVendeur, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
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Cursed in the Blood (Catherine LeVendeur, #5)
Cursed in the Blood (Catherine LeVendeur, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 552 ratings
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The Way of the Traitor (Sano Ichiro, #3)
The Way of the Traitor (Sano Ichiro, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 1,783 ratings
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The Cloud Pavilion (Sano Ichiro, #14)
The Cloud Pavilion (Sano Ichiro, #14) 3.91 avg rating — 801 ratings
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The Assassin's Touch (Sano Ichiro, #10)
The Assassin's Touch (Sano Ichiro, #10) 3.90 avg rating — 953 ratings
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The Dragon King's Palace (Sano Ichiro, #8)
The Dragon King's Palace (Sano Ichiro, #8) 3.89 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
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The Samurai's Wife (Sano Ichiro, #5)
The Samurai's Wife (Sano Ichiro, #5) 3.95 avg rating — 1,910 ratings
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The Magician's Death (Hugh Corbett, #14)
The Magician's Death (Hugh Corbett, #14) 4.29 avg rating — 953 ratings
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Bundori (Sano Ichiro, #2)
Bundori (Sano Ichiro, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 2,305 ratings
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The Perfumed Sleeve (Sano Ichiro, #9)
The Perfumed Sleeve (Sano Ichiro, #9) 3.94 avg rating — 1,245 ratings
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The Concubine's Tattoo (Sano Ichiro, #4)
The Concubine's Tattoo (Sano Ichiro, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 2,290 ratings
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The Soul Slayer
The Soul Slayer 3.98 avg rating — 465 ratings
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The Field of Blood (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #9)
The Field of Blood (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #9) 4.39 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
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The Nightingale Gallery (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #1)
The Nightingale Gallery (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
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The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (Sano Ichiro, #7)
The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (Sano Ichiro, #7) 3.90 avg rating — 1,459 ratings
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Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #3)
Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 1,376 ratings
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The Hangman's Hymn (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury, #5)
The Hangman's Hymn (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 501 ratings
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The Assassin's Riddle (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #7)
The Assassin's Riddle (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #7) 4.45 avg rating — 1,145 ratings
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The Slayers of Seth (Amerotke, #4)
The Slayers of Seth (Amerotke, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 769 ratings
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The Anubis Slayings (Amerotke, #3)
The Anubis Slayings (Amerotke, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 988 ratings
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The Dragons of Archenfield (Domesday, #3)
The Dragons of Archenfield (Domesday, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 943 ratings
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The Poisoner of Ptah (Amerotke, #6)
The Poisoner of Ptah (Amerotke, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 692 ratings
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The Roaring Boy (Nicholas Bracewell #7)
The Roaring Boy (Nicholas Bracewell #7) 3.90 avg rating — 323 ratings
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The Queen's Head (Nicholas Bracewell #1)
The Queen's Head (Nicholas Bracewell #1) 3.60 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
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The Bawdy Basket (Nicholas Bracewell #12)
The Bawdy Basket (Nicholas Bracewell #12) 4.01 avg rating — 213 ratings
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The Merry Devils (Nicholas Bracewell #2)
The Merry Devils (Nicholas Bracewell #2) 3.74 avg rating — 596 ratings
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The Devil's Apprentice (Nicholas Bracewell #11)
The Devil's Apprentice (Nicholas Bracewell #11) 3.91 avg rating — 257 ratings
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The Counterfeit Crank (Nicholas Bracewell #14)
The Counterfeit Crank (Nicholas Bracewell #14) 4.06 avg rating — 171 ratings
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The Vagabond Clown (Nicholas Bracewell #13)
The Vagabond Clown (Nicholas Bracewell #13) 3.77 avg rating — 231 ratings
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The Princess of Denmark (Nicholas Bracewell #16)
The Princess of Denmark (Nicholas Bracewell #16) 3.74 avg rating — 192 ratings
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The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)
The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15) 4.13 avg rating — 5,979 ratings
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A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3)
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3) 4.07 avg rating — 6,143 ratings
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The Brothers of Glastonbury (Roger the Chapman, #7)
The Brothers of Glastonbury (Roger the Chapman, #7) 3.96 avg rating — 386 ratings
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