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Just in time for Valentine's Day,
the Guardian in London has
reviewed and raved about
The Secret Language of Sleep.
And, for the rest of the week,
you can buy it for $5!

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T R A I G   &   M c G R A T H , S H U T - I N   D E T E C T I V E S . BY JENNY TRAIG AND PETER MCGRATH - - - - Not long ago, Peter McGrath and Jenny Traig, cousins, left their jobs to become self-declared shut-in detectives, and invited readers to send in their mysteries. It did not surprise the Shut-Ins one bit when the bulk of these letters came from their own relatives, because that's just the kind of people they are. Herewith, a selection from their family-correspondence case files. Current Case: Case 44 (8/21/06) - - - - Previous Cases: Case 43 (8/1/06) Case 42 (7/18/06) A Holiday Recipe (12/22/05) Cases 40-41 (9/22/05) Cases 38-39 (9/7/05) Case 37 (3/15/05) Cases 35-36 (2/22/05) Cases 33-34 (5/13/04) Cases 31-32 (4/19/04) Cases 29-30 (3/24/04) Cases 27-28 (3/18/04) Cases 25-26 (3/3/04) Cases 23-24 (2/26/04) Cases 19-22 (2/16/04) Cases 14-18 (6/7/03) Cases 10-13 (7/17/02) Cases 6-9 (8/27/01) Cases 1-5 (5/01/01)

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