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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Danika Bloom What my dad actually did for work. He called himself an entrepreneur, but never gave details.

In university, he hired two of my male friends to work for him. Years later they told me they were doing low-level spy stuff - going through specific people's trash, for instance.

Once, on a trip home to visit, my mom and I loaded up an old suitcase with stuff I wanted to save from my childhood. We were at the airport when Dad noticed the suitcase - and he freaked out because it had a false bottom in it. Mom didn't know. He told me that if I was asked, to say I bought it at a second hand store.

Dad died with most of his secrets. If he shared what he was really doing for work with Mom, she's as tight-lipped as he was.

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