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I'm Rebecca Lavoie, and this is Crime Writers On.

Crime Writers On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,

pop culture, other podcasts.

And on this episode, a wounded police detective is tasked with creating a cold case unit.

Can he uncover what happened to a missing Scottish prosecutor?

We'll talk about the Netflix series Department Q. Joining me to get that done and more is true crime author TV journalist and host of

these are their stories podcast, my husband and love of my life, Kevin Flynn. Hi Kevin. Hello, Rebecca.

Also with us, private investigator, certified pet detective, resident cat lady, and author of

the Piper Green series of cozy mysteries, Laura Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, and sometimes I'm mistaken for the 5-0 when I'm out by random people who see me doing my job, which is kind of fun. So we hear. It's because you look like a cop, Laura. Apparently, I look like a cop.

And finally, our resident

Downing Thomas, author of the city

trilogy of novels, host of Rip Current,

more like ancient phalions,

and the podcast,

soon to be a motion picture,

Strange Arrivals,

it's Toby Ball.

Hi, Toby.

Hey, Rebecca.

That's a major motion picture.

Major motion picture.

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