Crime Needs Time And Motive

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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noun • a crime that undermines the offender's government • disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior • an act of deliberate betrayal
	43%	10		Crime fiction featuring intricate explorations of the motive behind the crime
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	32%	8		Crime novel with an emphasis on motive
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