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chosen as a distinguished mystery story in Best American Mysteries and Suspense 2021

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Mar 05, 2022
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Good People

by Thomas Pluck

I. The Trail Guy

His name was Everett, but the few who saw him called him The Trail Guy. Sighting him on the rocky, meandering trails behind William Paterson University was not uncommon, akin to crossing the path of a doe quietly browsing with her fawns, encountering one of the forest’s shy denizens, and often just as wondrous. …

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