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Best Literary Mysteries
These mysteries are more than a typical whodunit. The characters in these are complex, the storyline intriguing, and the language is rich.
See also:
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime Readers Picks
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Mystery
Best Mysteries by Subgenre
Best Cozy Mystery Series
Best Crime Mystery Books
Best Historical Mystery
Best Literary Mysteries
Best Thrillers
Edgar Awards:
Edgar Award Winners
Edgar Award Winners for Best First Novel
Edgar Award Winners for Fact Crime
Edgar Award Winners for Best Young Adult Fiction
Best Mysteries By Decade
1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020
Best Mysteries By Ratings
100,000 or more
50,000 to 99,999
25,000 to 49,999
10,000 to 24,999
See also:
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime Readers Picks
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
Best Mysteries of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Mystery
Best Mysteries by Subgenre
Best Cozy Mystery Series
Best Crime Mystery Books
Best Historical Mystery
Best Literary Mysteries
Best Thrillers
Edgar Awards:
Edgar Award Winners
Edgar Award Winners for Best First Novel
Edgar Award Winners for Fact Crime
Edgar Award Winners for Best Young Adult Fiction
Best Mysteries By Decade
1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020
Best Mysteries By Ratings
100,000 or more
50,000 to 99,999
25,000 to 49,999
10,000 to 24,999
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Stone's Fall
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Dead Famous (Kathleen Mallory, #7)
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The Informers
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The Master and Margarita
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Still Missing
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16)
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4.16 avg rating — 108,119 ratings
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An American Tragedy
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Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
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Audition
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Still Midnight (Alex Morrow, #1)
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3.60 avg rating — 8,773 ratings
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Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries, #1)
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The Double Comfort Safari Club (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #11)
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4.07 avg rating — 20,776 ratings
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The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1)
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Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5)
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Lee Child (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 105,423 ratings
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In the Lake of the Woods
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Iron House
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4.09 avg rating — 17,694 ratings
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
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Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 154,769 ratings
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Though Not Dead (Kate Shugak, #18)
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Dana Stabenow (Goodreads Author)
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
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Winter in Madrid
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The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2)
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Gone for Good
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Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 70,853 ratings
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Sometimes I Lie
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Alice Feeney (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 308,792 ratings
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I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1)
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Barry Lyga (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 42,697 ratings
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
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Orchard of Dust
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The God Complex
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3.71 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
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Relative Sanity
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Shillingstone Witch (Fiona Frost, #4)
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The Falsifiers
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Antoine Bello (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 2,254 ratings
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Desperation in Death (In Death, #55)
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J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author)
4.57 avg rating — 25,916 ratings
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The High Blue Arena
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Jack Prendergast (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 1,213 ratings
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Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2)
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The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
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Moon Tiger
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The Client
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4.06 avg rating — 459,712 ratings
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
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Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 128,345 ratings
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The End of the Wasp Season (Alex Morrow, #2)
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3.83 avg rating — 8,723 ratings
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In the Pines (Columbia River, #3; Mercy Kilpatrick, #7)
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4.37 avg rating — 21,776 ratings
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Murder Most Immoral
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3.75 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
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And the Ass Saw the Angel
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Freedomland
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The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3)
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3.85 avg rating — 55,970 ratings
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Waiting for Godot
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Night Fall (John Corey, #3)
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4.14 avg rating — 35,892 ratings
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Thin Air (Jessica Shaw, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 51,389 ratings
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The Memory Police
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3.71 avg rating — 128,246 ratings
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
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3.98 avg rating — 342,225 ratings
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61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
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Lee Child (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 98,775 ratings
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Tales of Ordinary Madness
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The Lock Artist
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3.96 avg rating — 14,386 ratings
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
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The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1)
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3.62 avg rating — 151,188 ratings
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No Country for Old Men
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4.17 avg rating — 237,072 ratings
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One Small Sacrifice (Shadows of New York, #1)
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Hilary Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 11,274 ratings
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V.
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Gatsby's Smile
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3.87 avg rating — 1,982 ratings
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The Night Before
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Wendy Walker (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 19,326 ratings
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Solaris
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3.99 avg rating — 126,015 ratings
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Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1)
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4.16 avg rating — 14,775 ratings
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The Fire (The Eight, #2)
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3.32 avg rating — 8,596 ratings
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
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4.29 avg rating — 103,768 ratings
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From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1)
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3.68 avg rating — 14,966 ratings
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Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Sister Pelagia Mysteries, #1)
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Cat’s Cradle
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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8)
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Endless Night
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3.81 avg rating — 43,169 ratings
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One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
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Lee Child (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 124,140 ratings
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Tree of Smoke
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Living Dead Girl
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Elizabeth Scott (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 33,850 ratings
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Death Comes to Pemberley
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If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
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Invisible Cities
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Jesus’ Son
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Looking for Alaska
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,724,505 ratings
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Diary of a Lost Girl: The Autobiography of Kola Boof
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3.57 avg rating — 384 ratings
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Dead Water (Shetland, #5)
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Ann Cleeves (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 20,346 ratings
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The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who..., #7)
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3.97 avg rating — 10,233 ratings
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The Dead Zone
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3.97 avg rating — 241,352 ratings
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The Bridge of Sighs (The Yalta Boulevard Sequence #1)
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Olen Steinhauer (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 4,356 ratings
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Breakheart Hill
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3.84 avg rating — 2,140 ratings
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The Onion Field
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4.11 avg rating — 21,275 ratings
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Clown Girl
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Monica Drake (Goodreads Author)
3.49 avg rating — 5,422 ratings
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Last Exit to Brooklyn
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3.92 avg rating — 28,917 ratings
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Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)
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Linda Castillo (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 50,366 ratings
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Rich Man, Poor Man
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The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1)
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Money
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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot, #37)
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The Chalk Circle Man (Commissaire Adamsberg #1)
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The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #39)
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I define "literary mystery" as the person who created the list does: mysteries written in the style of quality literature.
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Have you seen the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie yet? Almost as good as the book. Amazing acting and cinematography, and it stays amazingly faithful to the text.
Foxontherun wrote: "Have you seen the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie yet? Almost as good as the book. Amazing acting and cinematography, and it stays amazingly faithful to the text."Geniuswaitress wrote: "I define "literary mystery" as the person who created the list does: mysteries written in the style of quality literature."
liked the movie more than the book: shorter, more intense, and less fantasy- subtlety not required, images can cover same plot mechanics quickly, images indelible, characters iconic rather than pages of description
I have 'mysteries written in the style of quality literature' as well as literature that happens to have a mystery. I also only have one book per author.
Thoughts on adding Louise Penny's "Inspector Armand Gamache" series to this list?
I agree that Louise Penny's novels should be added to literary mystery category. They are wonderfully complex with intriguing motifs.
Sandra wrote: "I agree that Louise Penny's novels should be added to literary mystery category. They are wonderfully complex with intriguing motifs."I voted for a couple of her books; surprised they are not on the list!
Have read all I voted for. Love PD James a d Eco. My favorite genre. Sheila
What about Nicci French? Or more by Elizabeth George? Or the series featuring Emma Graham by Martha Grimes? All of these are high on my list.
Great list! For the best literary mysteries based on a variety of sources like curated lists from The Guardian, Book Riot and more, suggestions from readers on Goodreads and Library Thing, and picks from literary mystery authors like Mark Haddon, Jenny Milchman, Laurie R. King and Derek B. Miller, check out The 112 Best Literary Mysteries at https://www.greghickeywrites.com/best....Plus, download two special bonus features:
1. The favorite literary mysteries and crime novels from nine contemporary mystery and crime authors
2. A one-page PDF shopping guide to The Best Literary Mysteries and Crime Novels
Happy reading!
Greg wrote: "Great list! For the best literary mysteries based on a variety of sources like curated lists from The Guardian, Book Riot and more, suggestions from readers on Goodreads and Library Thing, and pick..."Here’s an update to that list with The Best Literary Mysteries of 2019: https://www.greghickeywrites.com/best....
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