Rowling's next book still a mystery


	Rowling's next book still a mystery

DMCourt

8-21-2007 5:09 PM

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rowling, j. k., mystery, rankin, joke

DMCourt says:

Sorry, Clipmarkers, the news that J. K. Rowling was writing a detective novel was wrong.

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