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Caper
The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction. The typical caper story involves one or more crimes (especially thefts, swindles, or occasionally kidnappings) perpetrated by the main characters in full view of the reader. The actions of police or detectives attempting to prevent or solve the crimes may also be chronicled, but are not the main focus of the story.
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Well, we're originally from Glace Bay."
Grandma Elsie's eyes glittered. She was looking at one of her own, a lost Cape Bretoner in need of help and offering a new story. "Tell me all about it, dear.
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― Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City
― Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City
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The only people Cartier loaned high jewelry to are A-list stars, meaning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony nominees and winners. Full stop. Plus, we're competing for the same elegant necks, earlobes, wrists, and fingers as Harry Winston, Bvlgari, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, fashion houses, and smaller houses, such as Fred Leighton, Lorraine Schwartz, JAR, David Webb, and Pomellato.
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― The Cartier Caper
― The Cartier Caper
