{"id":36963,"date":"2025-05-09T20:50:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/report-for-murder-by-val-mcdermid-7\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:50:47","slug":"report-for-murder-by-val-mcdermid-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/report-for-murder-by-val-mcdermid-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Report for Murder by Val McDermid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Report for Murder<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Lindsay Gordon Mystery<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Val McDermid<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\n<p>Freelance journalist Lindsay Gordon is strapped for cash. Why else would she agree to cover a fund-raising gala at a girls&#8217; public school? 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