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Uncovering The Cleaner – Mary Watson on Truth, Trauma & Tension
Ep. 343
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Philippa interviews Mary Watson about THE CLEANER
& Philippa reviews:
I Bet You'd Look Good In A Coffin by Katie Brent
The Stand-In Dad by Alex Summers,
Breaking The Dark by Lisa Jewell and
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare.
Mary recommends:
A Stranger In The Family by Jane Casey
Here One Moment by Lianne Moriarty
It Should Have been You by Andrea Mara
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