{"id":3259,"date":"2025-02-20T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2025-02-19T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:39:27","slug":"an-unnecessary-assassin-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3259","title":{"rendered":"An Unnecessary Assassin \u2013 short\u00a0stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Unnecessary Assassin is a collection of crime and mystery stories in support of Rotary International\u2019s work to eradicate Polio. I managed to pick up a copy of the book last year and have been working my way through the stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One hundred percent of the profit from this book goes towards the work of the charity. There are a range of crime writers who have contributed their work for free in support of this charity project. 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