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Fox, Stieg Larsson, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner.

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When successful, the purloined manuscripts wouldnt show up on the dark web or be held for ransom.

Publishing insiders were baffled by the culprits completely obscure motivations.

Those in the industry developed pet theories, suspecting colleagues and rivals of being the thief.

An arrest isnt exactly a plot twist in a crime story, more of an expected catharsis.

But not every story needs to reinvent the genre.

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